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A sMAll JAde cARVINg OF A
‘PIg-dRAgON’ hONgshAN culTuRe,
cIRcA 4000-3000 bc
The jade is carved as a coiled stylized mythical
animal with incised circular eyes below pricked
ears, and pierced with a circular aperture to the
center between a slit and a smaller aperture for
suspension. The stone is of a deep-celadon tone
with extensive areas of russet and buff alterations.
Provenance: From an old Austrian private
collection.
condition: Excellent condition with only minor
areas of erosion, old wear, tiny nibbles, naturally
grown patina.
Weight: 35.6 g
Dimensions: Height 4.5 cm
玉豬龍，紅山文化，約公元前4000-3000世紀
豬龍為神話動物，在鏤空的耳朵下方刻有圓圓的眼睛，並
以圓形小孔刺入狹縫之間，以供懸掛。玉石成赤褐色和淺
黃色。
來源：奧地利私人老收藏
品相：品相極好，僅細微侵蝕區域，老磨損，輕微刻痕，自
然包漿。
重量：35.6 克
尺寸：高 4.5 厘米
estimate euR 1.500,-
Starting price EUr 750,-

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A MOTTled OPAQue JAde cONg,
NeOlIThIc PeRIOd, lIANgZhu
culTuRe, 3Rd MIlleNIuM bc

The thick-walled cong is finely carved with four
squared, projecting corners each divided into two
registers. The opaque stone is of dusky-pink and
iron-red color with areas of olive-green.

Provenance: From an old Austrian private
collection.
condition: Extensive wear and weathering, minor
losses, fissures and areas of erosion.

Weight: 591 g
Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm
The upper register with a mask of two raised bands
with parallel lines above a pair of incised circular eyes
and a simplified nose formed by a small band with
rounded ends, the lower register with a similar mask,
but lacking the two raised bands and with larger eyes
instead.
Literature comparison: Cong carved with two registers
presenting both types of masks have been discovered
in some of the most important Liangzhu sites, such as
Sidun (Wujin, Jiangsu), Fanshan (Yuhang, Zhejiang) and
Fuquanshan (Qingpu, Shanghai). See Zhejiang Institute
of Cultural relics and Archaeology, Liangzhu wenhua
yuqi (Jades of the Liangzhu Culture), Beijing 1990 nr.
10, 11, 15, 18, 19, 22 and 24. For additional examples
of two-tiered cong see Prof. Filippo Salviati, 4000 years
of Chinese Archaic Jades, 2017, nr. 51, 53 and 54.

灰白玉琮，新石器時代，良渚文化，公元前3000年
琮厚壁，精雕細刻，不透明並成暗粉色和鐵紅色以及橄欖
綠色。
來源：奧地利私人老收藏
品相：廣汎磨損和風化，輕微缺損，局部侵蝕。
重量：591 克
尺寸：直徑 8 厘米
estimate euR 2.000,-
Starting price EUr 1.000,-

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