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Lot 77

A JADE DISC, BI
Neolithic period

16 May 2024, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A JADE DISC, BI

Neolithic period
Of flattened circular form centred with an aperture drilled from one side, carved from mottled celadon stone shading to dark green with black veins, plastic display stand.
17.2cm (6 3/4in) diam. (2).

Footnotes

新石器時期 青玉素面玉璧

See a related jade disc of the similar size, bi, Qijia culture, excavated in Gansu province, illustrated by Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, vol.15, Beijing, 2015, p.6.

Compare with a related celadon jade disc, bi, Neolithic period, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 5 December 2023, lot 719.

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