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CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)
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AN OPAQUE MOTTLED DARK OLIVE-GREEN AND BROWN JADE SLENDER CEREMONIAL AXE
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)
Cut down and re-shaped from a Neolithic blade, the thick, slender blade flaring and thinning towards the cutting edge, with a single hafting hole drilled from one side
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) long, box
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)
Cut down and re-shaped from a Neolithic blade, the thick, slender blade flaring and thinning towards the cutting edge, with a single hafting hole drilled from one side
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) long, box
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, acquired in Hong Kong, 1988.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Gemma Sudlow
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