J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York
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Ancient Chinese Jade
March 15-29, 2018
38.
A NEOLITHIC JADE THREE-PRONG ORNAMENT
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300-2250 B.C.
of flattened form, carved from cream white stone with a short central prong and a pair of tall prongs rising from the rounded base, all three drilled with holes across the angle at the back and the central prong also with a vertical channel through the center.
Width 2 inches (5.1 cm)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 27
Jade ornaments of this type have been excavated at Fanshan and Yaoshan near Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. A similar example showing the unusual feature of additional drilled holes at the back of the prongs is illustrated in the Fanshan excavation report in Wenwu, 1988, No. 1, p. 19, fig. 38 and in a line drawing on p. 23.
新石器時代 良渚三叉形玉冠飾 寬5.1厘米
來源 藍理捷1994特展圖錄第27號
38.
A NEOLITHIC JADE THREE-PRONG ORNAMENT
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300-2250 B.C.
Width 2 inches (5.1 cm)