TWO STONE CEREMONIAL STEPPED AXES

LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC

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TWO STONE CEREMONIAL STEPPED AXES
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC
Both thick axes are of rectangular cross section and carved to one end with a curved bevel forming the cutting edge.
Larger: 7 in. (17.8 cm.) long, box (2)

Provenance

Acquired in Taipei, December 1997

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Lot Essay

Compare to two similar excavated examples in the Shanghai Museum, which are published in National Museum of Natural Science ed., Liangzhu wenhua tezhan (A Special Exhibition on Liangzhi Culture), Taichung, 1997, pls. 4 and 5.

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