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MID-LATE LONGSHAN CULTURE-XIA DYNASTY, CIRCA 2100-1600 BC
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A JADE CEREMONIAL AXE, QI
MID-LATE LONGSHAN CULTURE-XIA DYNASTY, CIRCA 2100-1600 BC
The very thin blade flares towards a curved cutting edge gently beveled on one side, and has two hafting holes.
8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm.) long, box
MID-LATE LONGSHAN CULTURE-XIA DYNASTY, CIRCA 2100-1600 BC
The very thin blade flares towards a curved cutting edge gently beveled on one side, and has two hafting holes.
8 1/4 in. (20.9 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 41
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 41
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