A RARE CELADON JADE 'OWL' ORNAMENT
SHIJIAHE CULTURE, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
A RARE CELADON JADE 'OWL' ORNAMENT SHIJIAHE CULTURE, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC Of cylindrical shape tapering slightly towards the base, the stylised bird carved in fine raised lines with its wings gathered at the back, and its feet perched at the front, the details well rendered in shallow relief, the hooked beak drilled with a fastening hole, and a further hole drilled from one side above the base, the semi-translucent stone of pale green tone with some minor white flecks 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long, box
A RARE CELADON JADE 'OWL' ORNAMENT
SHIJIAHE CULTURE, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
A RARE CELADON JADE 'OWL' ORNAMENT SHIJIAHE CULTURE, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC Of cylindrical shape tapering slightly towards the base, the stylised bird carved in fine raised lines with its wings gathered at the back, and its feet perched at the front, the details well rendered in shallow relief, the hooked beak drilled with a fastening hole, and a further hole drilled from one side above the base, the semi-translucent stone of pale green tone with some minor white flecks 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm.) long, box
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