Bead Society of Great BritainSunday Beady Eye Candy : Neolithic Beads from China
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Strands of opaque jade beads from the Neolithic Period, Llangzhu Culture, 3rd Millennium BCE.
One strand comprises twenty-eight short cylindrical beads; the second comprises seven long tubular beads; and the third comprises eight elongated ovoid beads of graduated sizes.
The largest bead is 7.7 cm wide
Sold at auction by Christie's, New York, September 2020