An archaic pale green jade cong, Neolithic period, Qijia culture

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Chinese Jades from the Ralph Wanger Collection Height 7⅛ in., 18 cm Compare a few Qijia culture jade cong unearthed in Gansu province with similar styles: one slightly shorter example (12.8 cm), illustrated in Gu Fang, The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China, Beijing, 2005, vol. 15 Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, pl. 38; another of similar proportions but of a darker green jade, illustrated ibid., pl. 37.

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