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Four altered jade asymmetrical
Four altered jade asymmetrical
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Four altered jade asymmetrical slit-discsNeolithic Period, probably Liangzhu culture (c.3400BC-2250BC)
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Four altered jade asymmetrical
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BATEA : 437
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slit-discs
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stone; jade; Neolithic; slit-disc; Liangzhu; China;
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A set of four slit-disc rings of heavily calcified jade, all asymmetric with band broader on the side opposite the slit and all flat and uncarved on one side, the other side with one plane towards the outer rim making the outer edge come to a point, the inner edge slightly concave; probably intended as earrings; three of them fit one within the other showing they were carved out of the same piece; probably from Liangzhu culture, Chekiang, South of Yangtse.
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jade
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two chipped The smallest disk is missing. (MDL 10/2012)
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5cm, 3.2 cm, 2.6 cm, 1.7 cm
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3400=2250 BC
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Neolithic, probably Liangzhu
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China
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