'CHICKEN-BONE' JADE AWL SHAPE PENDANT NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE 新石器時代 良渚文化 雞骨白玉錐形飾 the slender rod of oval form, with a conical point at one end and a pierced tab at the opposite end, with two carved parallel lines incised in the middle of the body, the stone of creamy colour with variegated russet and brown inclusion (7.4cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private collection, England, has been collecting Chinese jades for over 20 years Note: Compare to two jade awl shape pendants dated to Liangzhu culture and of similar shape and colour, are both in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, no. Zhong Yu 中玉38 and Go Yu 購玉89.