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LOT 2227
Colossal Chinese Green Serpentine Bi Disc
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
29 3/4 in. (12.9 kg total, 75.5 cm high including stand).
A very large mottled green serpentine bi disc with central hole; rectangular in cross section, tapering towards the outer edge; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
From an important Paris gallery, France.
Ex private Paris collection.
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