A TURQUOISE CONG-FORM BEAD, SHANG TO WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY China, 1300-772 BC or later. Carved in the form of a miniature cong with two registers of rectangular protrusions to each side, each carved with a C-shaped scroll in relief. Vertically pierced from both sides for suspension. The opaque stone of a rich turquoise tone with greenish-brown patches and rivering.

Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István 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.
Condition: Signs of weathering and erosion. Remnants of soiling. Traces of wear, especially around the piercings. Few small nicks. The stone with natural fissures, some of which have developed into small hairline cracks over time. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina.

Weight: 14.6 g
Dimensions: Length 2.8 cm 商至西周綠松石琮形珠
中國，公元前1300-772 年或更晚。微型琮形珠，每側有兩個矩形突起，每個突起上都刻著一個 C 形紋，垂直穿孔用以懸掛。色彩艷麗的不透明綠松石，帶有綠褐色斑和脈絡。

來源：原匈牙利布達佩斯István Zelnik博士 Southeast Asian Gold Museum收藏。比利時Institutional art collection 購於上述美術館。István Zelnik博士是匈牙利South and Southeast Asian Research Institute東南亞研究所主席，曾是匈牙利高級外交官，他在東南亞工作了幾十年，建立了歐洲最大的亞洲藝術品私人收藏。
品相：風化和侵蝕的跡象。污漬，穿孔周圍有磨損痕跡。幾處小刻痕。帶有天然裂縫的石料，隨著時間的推移，其中一些已經發展成細小的裂縫。細膩且自然的深色包漿。

重量：14.6 克
尺寸：長 2.8 厘米