CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE 'PI' DISC AND STAND 3rd millennium BC A carved nephrite jade pi ceremonial ring, mounted on a modern wooden stand. 135 grams, 13cm including stand, disc: 73mm (5"). Fine condition, usage wear to outer edge. [No Reserve] Provenance Ex Swiss collection; acquired Hong Kong, 1980s. Literature See Rawson, J. Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995. Footnotes The exact purpose of these carefully made jade rings has never been established. They occur singly in wealthy burials, from the period of the Hongshan culture, about 3800 BC, where they are usually placed prominently on the stomach or chest.
CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE 'PI' DISC AND STAND 3rd millennium BC A carved nephrite jade pi ceremonial ring, mounted on a modern wooden stand. 135 grams, 13cm including stand, disc: 73mm (5"). Fine condition, usage wear to outer edge. [No Reserve] Provenance Ex Swiss collection; acquired Hong Kong, 1980s. Literature See Rawson, J. Chinese Jade: From the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995. Footnotes The exact purpose of these carefully made jade rings has never been established. They occur singly in wealthy burials, from the period of the Hongshan culture, about 3800 BC, where they are usually placed prominently on the stomach or chest.
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