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Couteau en coquillage sculpté, dao Période Néolithique
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 EUR
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Description
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le coquillage légèrement courbé découpé en forme de trapèze au côté le plus long arqué, percé de trois orifices biconiques vers le milieu de la pièce, la surface naturellement irrégulière de couleur ivoire très altérée, traces de terre sur la surface
Provenance
Discovered in Zhangde fu, Henan (according to Max Loehr's notes).
Acquired January 1944 (according to Max Loehr's notes).
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-1988).
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
Acquired January 1944 (according to Max Loehr's notes).
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-1988).
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.
Exhibited
Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993, no. 36.
Literature
J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, New York, 1993, cat. no. 36.