A LARGE MOTTLED BLACK AND BROWN JADE CONG

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25.03.2022 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 704 | A LARGE MOTTLED BLACK AND BROWN JADE CONG
A LARGE MOTTLED BLACK AND BROWN JADE CONG

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENIUM BC

The thick-walled cylinder has squared, projecting corners decorated with two rudimentary masks each formed by two long horizontal bands above a shorter band with rounded ends and a pair of incised circular eyes. The blackish stone has areas of brown and buff alteration.

4 3⁄8 in. (11.1 cm.) square







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The Property of a Private Collector; Christie’s New York, 4 June 1992, lot 174.
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