CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE DRAGON TURTLE

CHINESE (20TH CENTURY, CARVED IN ARCHAIC STYLE) CARVED MOTTLED DARK GREY AND RUSSET HARDSTONE FIGURE OF A RECUMBENT DRAGON TURTLE (LONGGUI) DEPICTED WITH A PROMINENT DRAGON HEAD, OPEN MOUTH, AND A CARVED SHELL. THE SURFACE SMOOTHLY POLISHED AND ARTIFICIALLY ENHANCED WITH WHITE CALCIFIED BURIAL ACCENTS IN THE CREVICES AND A FLAT UNDECORATED UNDERBELLY 5 IN HIGH