NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000 - 2500 BC
Details
A GREYISH-GREEN JADE AXE, FU
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000 - 2500 BC
The blade gently flaring outwards, ending on a gentle curve at the cutting edge, the hafting end with a hole drilled from both sides, the opaque stone of a dark greyish-green tone
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) long
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3000 - 2500 BC
The blade gently flaring outwards, ending on a gentle curve at the cutting edge, the hafting end with a hole drilled from both sides, the opaque stone of a dark greyish-green tone
7¾ in. (19.7 cm.) long
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. A33, p. 41
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