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Ancient China, Liangzhu culture, 3300-2200 BC. A genuine and rare Liangzhu buffed jade. This cong bead which was part of a funerary necklace is decorated horizontal lines, the central part with animal-like features while the top and bottom with human-like faces. This artefact presents a deep brown red colour due to the extremely high content of iron and some white mineral veins due to natural processes. Similar beads have been excavated from several sites such as the one illustrated in Huang Xuanpei, Gems of the Liangzhu Culture, Hong Kong, 1992, # 69.
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THIS JADE HAS BEEN AUTHENTICATED BY DR. FILIPPO SALVIATI, HE IS A LECTURER IN CHINESE ART HISTORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME, ITALY. A LETTER FROM THE GALLERY WHO OWNED THIS CONG BEAD WILL BE SENT TO THE BUYER. DR. SALVIATI IS THE AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS BOOKS AND ARTICLES SPECIALISED PUBLICATIONS AS WELL AS HAVING UNDERTAKEN CATALOGUES FOR PUBLIC COLLECTIONS SUCH AS THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ORIENTAL ART IN ROME AND MORE RECENTLY ON CHINESE ARCHAIC JADES AND BRONZES FOR THE MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART IN COLOGNE, GERMANY. HE HAS DOCTORAL DEGREES IN CHINESE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY SPECIALISING IN ARCHAIC JADES, FROM THE SCHOOL OR ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME.
- Approximate height: 3" or 81 mm
- Approximate width: 3/4" or 22 mm.
- Weight: 81 grams.
Provenance: Formerly with an important European private collection.
Condition: Very fine, delicate incised details. Intact.
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