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A RARE NEOLITHIC JADE DRAGON 松澤文化玉龍 Songze culture (4000–3300 BC) Carved in the form of a coiled dragon with its tail curving towards the long head, deftly carved with protruding eyes on both sides, softly polished in stone of a pink-grey tone. H: 4.9cm PROVENANCE Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s. 90年代購於香港

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A RARE NEOLITHIC JADE DRAGON 松澤文化玉龍 Songze culture (4000–3300 BC) Carved in the form of a coiled dragon with its tail curving towards the long head, deftly carved with protruding eyes on both sides, softly polished in stone of a pink-grey tone. H: 4.9cm PROVENANCE Acquired in Hong Kong in the 1990s. 90年代購於香港

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