ID 395689
Lot 1721 | A VERY RARE OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE BIRD-HEADED ORNAMENT
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The ornament is carved with a bird’s head with prominent crown-like crest above a simply rendered body with subtle notches at the base of the back to suggest wings opposite the chest with tubular opening that connects to the tubular opening in the base.
1 1/8 in. (3cm.) high
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
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