Nephrite Carving, Turtle

Item Description

A really attractive carving of dark green Nephrite in the shape of a turtle from Mogok. The piece has hand-carved in Mogok, and has excellent detail and consistency of color. The piece weighs 15.6 grams From the collection of Bill ("Burma Bill") Larson of Fallbrook, California. Bill is a well-known gem and mineral dealer as well as a miner and collector. Bill traveled the world for decades in search of fine gems and minerals, and was directly involved in the in-person acquisition and importation of superb specimens and stones from Myanmar (Burma). You can read his biography at https://mineralogicalrecord.com/biographies_labels/larsonwilliam-f