AN ARCHAIC NEPHRITE ZOOMORPHIC CARVING China, presumably Neolithic Era. The green stone with cloudy white and brown inclusions carved in zoomorphic form with stylized eyes. Condition: Good condition with old wear and smaller losses. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 85 g Dimensions: Length 7.5 cm