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NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
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A LARGE OPAQUE BLACKISH-BROWN AND PALE GREYISH OLIVE-GREEN JADE AXE
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
The broad blade tapering to the edges and with softly curved bevel to the cutting edge, with two hafting holes drilled from one side, with some brown staining and earth encrustation, with satiny patina
8 ½ in. (21.5 cm.) long
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
The broad blade tapering to the edges and with softly curved bevel to the cutting edge, with two hafting holes drilled from one side, with some brown staining and earth encrustation, with satiny patina
8 ½ in. (21.5 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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