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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CELADON JADE HORSESHOE-FORM ORNAMENT
LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3800-2700 BC
Details
A CELADON JADE HORSESHOE-FORM ORNAMENT
LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3800-2700 BC
The ornament is of wide, hollow form and oval section. The mottled greenish stone is semi-translucent.
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm.) high
LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3800-2700 BC
The ornament is of wide, hollow form and oval section. The mottled greenish stone is semi-translucent.
3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm.) high
Provenance
Former collection of Baron Claus-Detlof von Oertzen (1894-1991), acquired prior to 1969
Sold at Christie's London, 12 May 2009, lot 52
Sold at Christie's London, 12 May 2009, lot 52
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. C26, p. 103
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