Light green nephrite with heavily white calcified areas, very soft surface polish. China, Neolithic period

Cylindrical ring ornament with concave wall, plain surface of the wall

Shape: Tall ring of cylindrical shape with concave wall and crisp edges
Dimensions: 3,5cm (height), 5 cm (diameter)
Condition: Condition consistent with age, chips to the edges
Provenance: Private Canadian Collection. Collector’s label reads: ‘Hair ring – for Chinese Scholars and nobility’

新石器時代管狀鈣化白玉戒
品相與年代相符，邊緣処有磕損
加拿大私人收藏，藏家標注‘Hair ring –
for Chinese Scholars and nobility’