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               A JADE NEEDLE-FORM ORNAMENT
               LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
               The ornament has a square cross-section and tapers gently towards the top ending in a
               square pyramid. The lower section of the exterior is divided into four registers, each is
               finely incised with a stylised mask at each of the four corners, above a tongue pierced with
               a small aperture.
               4 ƒ in. (11.5 cm.) long, box
                                                              US$6,500-10,000
               HK$50,000-80,000
               PROVENANCE
               Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992


               ⨒ᫀᐸ٫   ⎙͂ἅ㤛♄㚇ྌἕ㨬
               ϝᬝ
               ⻤⊏ྒྷᏑ⯠⻦卿    ჺ㐟ᙻझ࢈




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