AN ARCHAIC YELLOW JADE HOOF-SHAPED ORNAMENT NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE
delicately worked with thin tapered sides hollowed out in the centre and widening to a sloped upper edge, the interior of one side subtly detailed with linear ridges and grooves, the stone of a variegated yellow and celadon colour with icy and russet inclusions
12.8 cm, 5 in.
Provenance:
Eskenazi Ltd, London.
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delicately worked with thin tapered sides hollowed out in the centre and widening to a sloped upper edge, the interior of one side subtly detailed with linear ridges and grooves, the stone of a variegated yellow and celadon colour with icy and russet inclusions
12.8 cm, 5 in.
Provenance:
Eskenazi Ltd, London.