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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 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
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⻤⊏ྒྷᏑ⯠⻦卿 ჺ㐟ᙻझ࢈
(detail ⡿㛑)
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