A JADE 'OWL' SCEPTER ORNAMENT
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE (CIRCA 4000-3000 BC)

L 11.2 cm (4 3/8 in) T 2.5 cm (1 in)

Reference: A similar bird head ornament from the Hongshan culture, kept in the Aurora Art Museum in Taiwan, is illustrated in JADES OF HONGSHAN CULTURE, by Wu Tanghai, Aurora Art Museum, Taipei, 2017, p.156-157, no. 102

ESTIMATE: HK$ 35,000 / RMB 30,800