LIVE AUCTION FEBRUARY 29TH, 2024 - OPPORTUNITY AUCTION
By Subastas Darley
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Feb 29, 2024
Av. Menéndez Pidal 13 Valencia, Spain
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Start price:
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Estimated price :
€250 - €500
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Ornament (shi 飾) in the form of a mask, made of white jade and carved in relief on one side of the plate. The face, semi-human, has large and exaggerated features with a mouth showing teeth. The rest of the face is decorated in a spiral. In the upper part there is a hat that ends in a pointed shape. The lower part is uneven, but ends in a beak. In very good condition.
References: Aurora Museum, Pudong, Shanghai "The Sculpture of God with Human Head".
Size: 4.5 x 0,7 x 3.4 cm; Weight: 17 g
