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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)

1703 1703 (detail)

1703 1704 1705
A RARE MOTTLED TAUPE AND A MOTTLED GREY AND BEIGISH- A LARGE MOTTLED GREY AND
BUFF-COLORED JADE AWL-SHAPED BUFF JADE OR HARDSTONE BI DISC IVORY-COLORED JADE OR
PENDANT NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU HARDSTONE BI DISC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU
CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The thick disc has a central aperture drilled
The broad, faceted oval pendant tapers to a from both sides and the grey stone is mottled The thick disc has a central aperture drilled
rounded point on one end and is flattened on with buff and ivory-colored patches and has a from both sides and the grey stone is suffused
the opposite end, which has a small conical satiny polish. with a dense network of ivory and buff-
projection pierced for suspension. The sides 8√ in. (22.5 cm.) diam. colored alteration and has a satiny polish.
are carved in low relief with masks formed
11Ω in. (29 cm.) diam., cloth box
by horizontal bands and pairs of oval eyes.
Together with a mottled creamy taupe and $7,000-10,000
$8,000-12,000
buff-colored jade mask pendant, Neolithic PROVENANCE:
period, Liangzhu culture, 3rd millennium BC, The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. PROVENANCE:
of rounded, rectangular shape carved with a The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
narrow groove on either end and with large
circular eyes on the broad sides. The pendant 新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前四至三千紀
is pierced through the angled flat ends and in 灰褐玉璧 新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前四至三千紀
the center of the flat back. 灰白玉璧
1√ in. (4.7 cm.) high, cloth box (2)
$7,000-9,000

PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

新石器時代 良渚文化 公元前三千紀
褐玉珮