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2018 Autumn Auctions
Exquisite Beauty of Archaic Jade Carvings from a San Francisco Private Collection

1066
An Archaic Jade Ritual Vessel, Cong(Neolithic Period, C.4th - 3rd Millenium BC)

7.5 cm. (2.9 in.) wide


Of short cylindrical square section, each projected corner worked with a pair of circular eyes forming taotie masks, the lower register decorated with intricately carved lines in double bands, the upper register with a raised corner decorated with stylised curved lines, the stone of a greenish - brown hue with natural striations.

Provenance: An American private collection, acquired in the 1980s

Price estimate:
HKD: 1,800,000 - 2,200,000
USD: 230,000 - 280,000

Auction Result:
HKD : 4,484,000

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