Ancient Chinese Hard Stone Jue. - 3.3 cm (No reserve price)

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Selected by Ruth Garrido Vila

Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

Estimate  € 750 - € 900
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€60
FR
€55
NL
€50

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This Ancient Chinese hard-stone jue is a split-ring ornament described as a protective talisman, measuring 3.3 × 2.5 × 1.2 cm and dated to the 5th–3rd millennium BC.

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Description from the seller

Ancient chinese hard stone jue, an old protective talisman. It is a split‑ring ornament covered with ancient weathering cracks and thick aged patina. Ancient people wore it for safety and warding off bad luck, a personal adornment from early antiquity.

Ancient chinese hard stone jue, an old protective talisman. It is a split‑ring ornament covered with ancient weathering cracks and thick aged patina. Ancient people wore it for safety and warding off bad luck, a personal adornment from early antiquity.

Details

Culture
Ancient Chinese
Century/timeframe
5th-3rd millenium BC
Name of object
Jue.
Acquired from
Private collection
Year acquired
1993
Material
Hard Stone
Country acquired from
China
Condition
Good
Previous owner acquired from
Antique market
Height
3.3 cm
Previous owner - year acquired
1993
Width
2.5 cm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Netherlands
Depth
1.2 cm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
The NetherlandsVerified
26
Objects sold
Private

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