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CHINA, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100 BC
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A MOTTLED RUSSET OPAQUE JADE GRINDING TOOL
CHINA, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100 BC
The triangular tool made for a right-handed person, the tip of the triangle for grinding and the base to hold, with rounded corners, beveled edges, with a faint cutting mark on one side, the stone of mottled russet tone with grey and yellowish-russet striations and suffused with fine reddish-brown veins throughout, with soft polish
4 5/8 in. (12.4 cm.) long
CHINA, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100 BC
The triangular tool made for a right-handed person, the tip of the triangle for grinding and the base to hold, with rounded corners, beveled edges, with a faint cutting mark on one side, the stone of mottled russet tone with grey and yellowish-russet striations and suffused with fine reddish-brown veins throughout, with soft polish
4 5/8 in. (12.4 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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