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A CELADON JADE ‘TURTLE’ AMULET
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
of flattened form, with a central rounded body surrounded by a head, four radiating feet and a short pointed tail, the head
accentuated with two rounded eyes and an incised line forming the mouth, the base of the neck pierced with an aperture, the stone
of a pale celadon colour with light beige patches and white striation
新石器時代紅山文化 青白玉龜
4.7 cm, 1⅞ in.
HK$ 70,000-90,000
US$ 9,000-11,500

LITERATURE 出版
Robert P. Youngman, The Youngman Collection 羅伯特．楊門，《楊門藏玉：中國玉器．新石器時代至
of Chinese Jades from Neolithic to Qing, Chicago, 清代》，芝加哥，2008年，圖版11
2008, pl. 11.
A similar example was excavated in 1973 from
tomb M-1 at the Hutougou cemetery in Fuxin,
Liaoning province (Wenwu 1984, no. 6, p. 3, fig.
7:6; pl. 1:1).