A GREYISH-GREEN STONE AXE
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A GREYISH-GREEN STONE AXE

NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC

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A GREYISH-GREEN STONE AXE
NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The flared axe tapering to the curved cutting edge, the hafting hole drilled from both sides, with a circular cutting mark on one side indicating a false start for a hole, the fine-grained stone with soft polish
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm,) long
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
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This lot is offered without reserve.

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