AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE AXE, YUE
AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE AXE, YUE

LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC

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AN OLIVE-GREEN AND RUSSET JADE AXE, YUE
LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
The axe is thinly carved in a somewhat trapezoidal shape with two small circular apertures on a diagonal line.
8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Hong Kong in 1992

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