CCSL1)
CHINA,
cowrie & imitation lot: 6 pieces of cypraea moneta shells
with filed backs, 6 imitations in white alabaster 12x17mm with 2 holes,
& a teardrop shaped shell bead with a face carved on it & hole
at pointy end, from unknown location in south-central China,
10 pcs
total, $185.00 sold
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CCS9)
CHINA,
white sandstone cowrie imitation, 26x17mm, $24.00
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CCS10)
CHINA,
white sandstone cowrie imitation, bit of original red paint, $27.00
sold 7/18/2011
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CCS8)
CHINA,
translucent alabaster cowrie imitation, 35x22mm, cleft, hole, nice $35.00
sold
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CCS16)
CHINA,
alabaster
cowrie imitation, 30x19mm, crude $31.00
sold 4/13/2010
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CCS7)
CHINA,
stone cowrie imitations
a) coarse white sandstone, 31x26mm, $24.00
sold 7/18/2011
b) another, 29x24mm, $22.00
sold 4/13/2010
c) fine off-white sandstone, 19x15mm, $19.00
sold
d) another sandstone piece, $19.00
sold
e) translucent alabaster, 15x15mm, $33.00
sold
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CCS13)
CHINA,
marble
cowrie imitation, 24x18mm, carved cleft & center hole, $35.00
sold 4/13/2010
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CCS14)
CHINA,
marble cowrie imitation, 28x22mm, $38.00
sold 7/18/2011
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CCS11)
CHINA,
cowrie imitation in fine white sandstone, 29x22mm,
$24.00
sold 4/13/2010
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CCS12)
CHINA,
cowrie imitation in fine white sandstone, 31x21mm,
12mm thick, light chipping on back, $14.00
sold
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CCJ4)
CHINA,
jade cowries, ~32x18mm, nice, any of these at $85.00 each
b is sold, I have several more unpictured. They are quite beautiful,
polished, special pieces
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CCJ3)
CHINA,
jade cowries, ~29x13mm, carved as a "bottom" on both sides, $85.00 each
b sold
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CCJ-S2)
CHINA,
jade cowrie, 14x21mm, 2 holes, VF $120.00
sold
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CCJ-S5)
CHINA,
jade
cowrie, ~31x23mm, mottled whitish color, nicely made, $65.00
sold 7/18/2011
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CCJ-S6)
CHINA,
jade
cowrie, ~25x23mm, $45.00 sold 7/18/2011
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CCJ-S9)
CHINA,
big jade cowrie, 50x31mm, 3 tiny holes, mottled tan & olive color with
soft inclusions, $95.00 sold
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Several of these are available.
CCJ-S7)
CHINA,
jade
cowrie, 20x15mm, 2 tiny holes, highly polished white & tan, $90.00
sold
12/21/2009
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CCJ-S8)
CHINA,
jade cowrie, 20x14mm, 2 tiny holes, highly polished white with a bit of
green, $70.00 sold
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CCJ-S3)
CHINA,
grayish jade cowrie, ~23x15mm, that's a bit of carnelian in the cleft,
$90.00 sold
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CCS4)
CHINA,
stone cowries from same batch as above, but these are soft soapstone or
similar. Any of these @ $55.00 each.
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CCS5)
CHINA,
stone cowrie, 19x14mm, $36.00 sold 4/13/2010
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CCS6)
CHINA,
stone cowrie, 24x16mm, $45.00 sold 4/13/2010
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CCS18)
CHINA,
soft stone cowrie, 1 big hole in back, 18x26mm, $35.00
sold
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CCS15)
CHINA,
stone cowrie, soft, fine tan stuff, 29x18mm, $30.00
sold 7/18/2011
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CCM2a)
CHINA,
cowries carved from mother of pearl with a hole at either end, @ $11.00
each
sold
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CCM1)
CHINA,
cowrie carved from giant clam or similar, 43x31mm, 2 holes, small edge
chip on back, $35.00 sold 4/13/2010
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CCM3)
CHINA,
cowrie imitations in mother of pearl
a-c) ~28x15mm, diamond shape, hole at top, no cleft,
crude, @ $15.00 each a,b sold
d) sim., but with a cleft, $18.00
sold
e) similar, hole broken, $5.00
sold
g, h) similar but no iridescence, @ $12.00 each
g sold
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CCM2)
CHINA,
cowrie imitations carved from mother of pearl
a) ~25-30x12-16mm, diamond shape, hole at top,
$21.00
sold
b, c) sim., $15.00
sold 4/13/2010
d, e) carved from shell, 23x15mm, diamond shape,
cleft, chips, @ $5.00 each e sold
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CFD2)
CHINA,
bone cowries, aa & ab have no holes for stringing, ba & bb have
one hole @ $13.00 each, the rest have two holes,
@ $11.50 each
sold
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2008 I've acquired several more
batches of these, mostly with 2 holes. Buy an unpictured 2-hole type
for
$15.00.
s8)
CHINA,
green glazed porcelain cowrie, ~30x18mm. Several people have opined
that these are funerary "Hell money," and perhaps that is so. Or
then again, maybe not. "F" $34.00 sold
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CCC-sc1)
CHINA,
clay cowries. What else could these be but Hell money?
a) ~28x18mm, decent F $6.00
b) VG $3.00
c) sim., smaller F $6.00
d) VG $3.00
e) worn, chips $2.00
all sold as of 7/18/2011
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CHINA,
ant-nose series, Coole= Tang Ban Liang, FD= "Jin?," H1.4, FD-4, 2 triangles,
no lines, 3.0g, VF $21.00 sold
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CYB4a)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Coole= Tang Ban
Liang, FD= "Jin?," S-unc. 15, FD-4 var., eyebrows above triangles,
2.8g,
VG $15.00 sold
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CYB4b)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Coole= Tang Ban
Liang, FD= "Jin?," S-unc. 15, FD-4 var., eyebrows above triangles,
2.7g,
VF $46.00 sold
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CYB4e)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series,
Coole= Tang Ban
Liang, FD= "Jin?," S-unc. 15, FD-4 var., extra
line below triangles, 4.43g, VF $43.00
sold 7/19/07
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CYB6a)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Tang Go Liu Zhu, FD-6, Coole-98+, S-unc.14,
2.97g,
aXF
$36.00
sold
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CYB6b)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Tang Go Liu Zhu, FD-6, Coole-98+, S-unc.14,
2.97g,
aXF
$27.00
sold 7/19/07
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CYB4e)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Tang Go Liu Zhu, FD-6, Coole-98+, S-unc.14,
0.9g,
and made of lead, VF $40.00
sold 7/19/07
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CYBXa)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Jun, H1.12, FD-5,
Coole-117+, 3.38g, VF $40.00
sold 7/19/07
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CYBXb)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Xin, FD-nl, Coole-123,
S-nl, 4.71g,
VG
$70.00
sold
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CYBXc)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Xing, FD-nl, Coole-127,
3.89g, all of this type are crude, VG $48.00
sold
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CYBXd)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Qin (metal), FD-nl,
Coole-129, 2.30g,
VF
$60.00
sold
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CYBXe)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, Tao (kiln), FD-nl,
Coole-nl, S-nl, like Coole-128 but different, 2.51g,
aG
$65.00
sold
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CYBXf)
CHINA,
bronze ant-nose series, unpublished (Yong?),
4.18g, F $180.00
sold
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I
have a few more of the better "ant-nose" types in the inventory list.
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