AN EXTREMELY RARE ARCHAIC JADE ORNAMENT, HUANG, POSSIBLY LIANGZHU CULTURE NEOLITHIC PERIOD / SHANG DYNASTY of crescent form, perforated at both ends, the longer side decorated in low relief with six mythical-animal masks of various sizes, with the central two being the largest, and those at the ends the smallest, four of which face one direction while the remaining two the other, the stone with a smooth surface of a warm celadon-tinged yellow tone streaked with natural toffee-brown inclusions and veining, yellow silk pouch 19.6 cm., 7 3/4 in.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ARCHAIC JADE ORNAMENT, HUANG, POSSIBLY LIANGZHU CULTURE NEOLITHIC PERIOD / SHANG DYNASTY of crescent form, perforated at both ends, the longer side decorated in low relief with six mythical-animal masks of various sizes, with the central two being the largest, and those at the ends the smallest, four of which face one direction while the remaining two the other, the stone with a smooth surface of a warm celadon-tinged yellow tone streaked with natural toffee-brown inclusions and veining, yellow silk pouch 19.6 cm., 7 3/4 in.
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