Lot description
AN IMPORTANT AND EXTREMELY RARE JADE 'DEITY MASK' Late Neolithic period, Post-Shijiahe Culture, c. 2100-1900 BC Masterfully carved, the pale celadon stone of triangular section with a curved side modelled with an anthropomorphic face, detailed with powerful almond-shaped eyes, prominent nose, and widespread mouth revealing sharp, ferocious fangs, all flanked by a pair of large earrings and surmounted by a headdress framed by protruding flanges, the finest details subtly outlined with incised and raised lines, box. 3.6 cm wide, 4.3 cm tall (2).
