Lot 726. A yellow jade ‘condor’ plaque, Neolithic period, Henan, Longshan Culture (c. 3000-1700 BC); 5.6 cm, 2 1/4  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000 HKD. Lot Sold 4,000,000 HKD (511,000 USD). © Sotheby's.

the condor depicted with a hooked beak, long neck with folds of skin, feathery back and clenched talons, one side set with a turquoise inlaid eye, the stone of yellowish-celadon colour.