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NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
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A PALE CELADON JADE AXE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
The axe flares slightly towards the softly bevelled, rounded cutting edge, with a hafting hole pierced from both sides near the butt. The stone is of a variegated pale celadon and white tone mottled with olive-green.
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long, box
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
The axe flares slightly towards the softly bevelled, rounded cutting edge, with a hafting hole pierced from both sides near the butt. The stone is of a variegated pale celadon and white tone mottled with olive-green.
7 1/2 in. (19 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1990
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong