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48. A N eolithic Jade Awl Shape P endant
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.
tapering to a point and with a pierced tab at the opposite end, finely carved with the mask of a
mythical animal with large slanted oval eyes and a small oblong mouth.
Length 3¼ inches (8.3 cm)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 25
An awl shape pendant of larger size carved with closely related big eye masks in shallow relief, unearthed
in 1982 at Fuquanshan, Qingpu, Jiangsu province, is illustrated in Liangzhu wenhua yuqi (Liangzhu
Culture Jades), Hong Kong, 1989, p. 112, no. 145.
อͩኜࣛ˾cԄଃग़ࠦ७Җུ͗cڗ 8.3᩶Ϸc
Ը๕cᔝଣઠ 1994त࢝ྡୋ 25
49. A Slender N eolithic Jade Cong
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.
with hollow cylindrical center and flat squared exterior divided into four tiers, the open ends enclosed
by plain collars of rounded outline, the tiers carved with stylized masks across the corners, each
mask comprised of a pair of small circular incised ‘eyes’ above a short raised bar with rounded
ends for the ‘nose’ framed by raised bands of narrow parallel ribs above and below, the bottom tier
lacking the lower border and the uppermost tier carved with twin ribbed borders.
Height 3½ inches (9.5 cm)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 32
Compare the very similar slender cong excavated from M14 at the Liangzhu site in Fanshan, Zhejiang province, illustrated
in Yao kun meiyu: Liangzhu bowuyuan cang Liangzhu wenhua yuqi jingcui (Beautiful Jade: Selected Liangzhu Jades from
the Collection of the Liangzhu Museum), Beijing, 2011, p. 112, no. 11. Compare also the slender cong with similar carving
but with only two layers of masks, excavated in 1986 at Fanshan, Zhejiang province, illustrated in Zhongguo yuqi quanji
(Compendium of Chinese Jades), Vol. 1, Shijiazhuang, 1992, p. 160, no. 225.
อͩኜࣛ˾cԄଃ∑Җ͗၍c৷ 9.5᩶Ϸc
Ը๕cᔝଣઠ 1994त࢝ྡୋ 32
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