Bidspirit auction | Huang jade pendant, Liangzhu culture

Huang jade pendant, Liangzhu culture - Brown jade pendant with a profuse whitish marbled patina. The piece has the classic (璜) shape: a flat semicircular arch with a crested edge, decorated on the upper part and sides with fine bas-reliefs of volutes and spirals that form the image of schematic beasts. Noteworthy are the four small perforations for ritual suspension. Liangzhu culture (approx. 3300–2300 BC) or later. Size: 3.5 x 8.4 x 0.9 cm Weight: 49.6 g Provenance: · Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.