Lot Essay
The present adze may have been refashioned.
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QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2000-1600 BC
Details
A DARK BROWN AND OLIVE-GREEN JADE ADZE
QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2000-1600 BC
The trapezoidal adze is drilled with a hafting hole near the butt and a smaller aperture to one lower corner.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, box
QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2000-1600 BC
The trapezoidal adze is drilled with a hafting hole near the butt and a smaller aperture to one lower corner.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong