A RARE DARK GREY-GREEN JADE BEAD
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE DARK GREY-GREEN JADE BEAD SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC Thick-walled with a central biconical channel, the sides carved in thread relief with two taotie masks, with large nose, slanted eyes and pairs of bottle horns flanking a rectangular crest carved with a grooved chevron design, the tops of the horns projecting above the edge of the convex top, with two narrow grooves carved across the base, the grey-green stone with some small areas of buff alteration 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.) across
A RARE DARK GREY-GREEN JADE BEAD
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE DARK GREY-GREEN JADE BEAD SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC Thick-walled with a central biconical channel, the sides carved in thread relief with two taotie masks, with large nose, slanted eyes and pairs of bottle horns flanking a rectangular crest carved with a grooved chevron design, the tops of the horns projecting above the edge of the convex top, with two narrow grooves carved across the base, the grey-green stone with some small areas of buff alteration 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm.) across
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