CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE PENDANT

CHINESE ARCHAIC-REVIVAL CARVED BLACK HARDSTONE MERMAID RITUAL PENDANT , 20TH C., HONGSHAN / NEOLITHIC STYLE CARVED FROM A DENSE, CHARCOAL-BLACK HARDSTONE WITH A MATTE TEXTURED FINISH, FAINT NATURAL FRACTURE LINES, CHALKY RESIDUAL CALCIFICATION, AND INDUCED SUBTERRANEAN PATINATION; HOUSED IN A CONTEMPORARY YELLOW SILK-LINED RED PADDED COLLECTOR'S BOX. WORKED IN THE ROUND AND LOW RELIEF WITH AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC FEMALE BUST RISING FROM A RECURVED, FLATTENED PISCINE OR SERPENTINE LOWER BODY MEASURES APPROX. 6.25 X 5.5 IN