Ceremonial Arm Guard, Late Neolithic Period, Hongshan Culture, 4700-2500 BCE

Provenance: Ex private New York collection. Object has been examined and authenticated by credentialed experts and will ship with a certificate of authenticity. Please email sean@throckmorton-nyc.com

AN IMPRESSIVE AND HIGHLY POLISHED "PIG-DRAGON" OR ZHULONG Jade, China. Late Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c.3500-2500 BC 玉猪龍 - 新石器時代&#2620

**Originally Listed At $2500** East Asia, China, Northeast region, Hongshan culture, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. Rare and fine translucent jade maskette from the late Neolithic period. Elongated mask form,

Provenance: Ex private New York collection. Object has been examined and authenticated by credentialed experts and will ship with a certificate of authenticity. Please email sean@throckmorton-nyc.com

China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period, ca. 2500 BCE. A stunning, large jade cong, made of brown, black, and grey nephrite. Nephrite in its purest form is white, and iron darkens it to the colors seen

A JADE 'SQUIRREL' PENDANT, NEOLITHIC PERIOD China, Neolithic period, possibly Hongshan culture, c. 4700-2900 BC. Boldly carved as a small animal with bulging eyes and bulbous tail, holding both hands

East Asia, China, Neolithic Hongshan culture, ca. 4700 to 2900 BCE. A dark green and brown pendant in the form of a turtle with a pointed head, bulging eyes, and an incised shell. He stands on long, f

Thailand, late Neolithic period, Ban Kao culture, ca. 2000 BCE to late 1st millennium BCE. A pair of smoothed greenstones with small areas of creamy inclusion formed into ritual adzes made for burial.

**First Time At Auction** China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from a greenstone. The rectangular

This exquisitely carved archaic jade bi most likely derives from the Hongshan Culture (4700 to 2900 bce). The small heavy disk features carving on one side, a figure with animal and c-dragon. The disk

This anthropomorphic jade artifact, most likely from the pre-dynastic Hongshan culture (4700 to 2900 bce) in northeastern China, features a standing monkey. Hongshan sites have been found in an area s

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. An incredible and rare example of a goblet carved from a single piece of jade stone that is a translucent, pale green with sm

Exquisite and rare jade pendant of a bird with immorality cicada most likely comes from the Hongshan, a neolithic culture in northwest China (4700 to 2900 bce). Hongshan burial artifacts include some

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A cute crystal pendant with a loop for suspension. It is carved to look like a small caterpillar or silk worm with a human-li

Exquisite and rare jade pendant of a woman most likely comes from the Hongshan, a neolithic culture in northwest China (4700 to 2900 bce). Hongshan burial artifacts include some of the earliest known

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. An incredible and rare example of a goblet carved from a single piece of jade stone that is a translucent, pale green with sm

East Asia, Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A finely-carved pendant made from a mottled black stone with beige inclusions. A thin, perforated tab projects fro

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A beautiful green stone jade or jadeite pendant carved in the shape of a head whose neck curves around a central round hole;

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A finely carved, natural crystal pig dragon on a pedestal pendant, translucent with subtle golden hues and mineral deposits h

Ancient East Asia, Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A fine jade pendant engraved with a stylized visage of a zoomorphic being, made from a mottled pale green

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. Hand-carved from a piece of heavy stone, with a fascinating sparkling black surface, this is a pendant of a pig dragon, a zoo

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A natural rock crystal pendant from the Neolithic Honghan culture, carved in the form of a turtle with an endearing visage co

Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A natural rock crystal pendant from the Neolithic Hongshan culture, carved in the form of a seated mythical anthropomorphic f

Exquisite and rare jade pendant of a bird with immorality cicada most likely comes from the Hongshan, a neolithic culture in northwest China (4700 to 2900 bce). Hongshan burial artifacts include some