SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 26 MARCH 2025 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Carved jade bead ‘Xihe’, Liangzhu Culture
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Lot 246.
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Description.
A brown jade carving in the form of a bead, with a circular profile and a flat top and bottom, pierced by a hole for a string. The exterior is profusely decorated with details of spirals and incised lines, archaically representing “太阳神”, also known as the Sun God in Chinese culture. It shows age-wear. Neolithic (ca. 6000 - 2000 BC) or later.
Size: 4.5 x 5.1 x 5.2 cm
Weight: 196 g
