ID 432446
Lot 9 | A RARE DARK GREY-GREEN JADE BEAD
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
The thick-walled bead is carved with a central biconical channel and the sides are decorated in thread-relief with two taotie masks flanking a rectangular crest carved with a grooved chevron design. The tops of the horns projecting above the edge of the convex top, with two narrow grooves carved across the base. The stone is of greyish-green colour with some small areas of buff alteration.
1 ¼ in. (3.3cm.) wide
| Medium: | Jade |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Medium: | Jade |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Address of auction |
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