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CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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TWO STONE AXES
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
Both opaque, the larger, from Northwest China, of densely mottled grey and buff color with hafting hole drilled from one side, the other, from Southeast China, of yellowish buff color with traces of earth encrustation, the hafting hole drilled from both sides, both with satiny polish
8 ¼ and 6 ¾ in. (21 and 17.2 cm.) long
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
Both opaque, the larger, from Northwest China, of densely mottled grey and buff color with hafting hole drilled from one side, the other, from Southeast China, of yellowish buff color with traces of earth encrustation, the hafting hole drilled from both sides, both with satiny polish
8 ¼ and 6 ¾ in. (21 and 17.2 cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Gemma Sudlow
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