Cinnabar on Dolomite w/ Quartz (Ed Bancroft Coll.)

Tongren Prefecture, Guizhou Province, China
Miniature, 3.1 x 2.7 x 1.8 cm
Start Time: 06/02/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/07/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A 1.7 cm, translucent and lustrous, bright cherry-red, drill bit-twinned cinnabar crystal is aesthetically set on pearlescent, off-white, dolomite rhombs. A little cluster of quartz points is seen on the back of the cinnabar. An outstanding cinnabar combination piece from the Ed Bancroft Collection

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