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



                   1723
                   AN OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE
                   BI DISC
                   NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU
                   CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
                   The disc tapers in thickness from the central
                   hole, drilled from one side, to the outer edge
                   and has remains of cutting marks on both
                   sides and on an area of the outer edge. The
                   stone is now opaque and of ivory color from
                   alteration.
                   5æ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
                   $6,000-8,000

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

                   新石器時代　良渚文化　公元前三千紀　
                   灰白玉璧
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