ID 395607
Lot 1703 | A RARE MOTTLED TAUPE AND BUFF-COLORED JADE AWL-SHAPED PENDAN...
Estimate value
$ 7 000 – 9 000
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The broad, faceted oval pendant tapers to a rounded point on one end and is flattened on the opposite end, which has a small conical projection pierced for suspension. The sides are carved in low relief with masks formed by horizontal bands and pairs of oval eyes. Together with a mottled creamy taupe and buff-colored jade mask pendant, Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 3rd millennium BC, of rounded, rectangular shape carved with a narrow groove on either end and with large circular eyes on the broad sides. The pendant is pierced through the angled flat ends and in the center of the flat back.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) high, cloth box
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
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