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LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
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A FINE GREYISH-GREEN JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
The jade is carved with a ridge to the centre extending the lenght of the blade. Each side is finely polished with four facets and the plain area is pierced with two holes. The handle is well carved with three parallel double-ribs and a single rib, all extending from two parallel-lines to the notched edge. The stone is of greyish-green tone with darker and lighter striations.
11 3/8 in. (28.9cm.) long
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
The jade is carved with a ridge to the centre extending the lenght of the blade. Each side is finely polished with four facets and the plain area is pierced with two holes. The handle is well carved with three parallel double-ribs and a single rib, all extending from two parallel-lines to the notched edge. The stone is of greyish-green tone with darker and lighter striations.
11 3/8 in. (28.9cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Baron and Baroness von Oertzen, Johannesburg, South Africa, acquired prior to 1969.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 119.
Property From a Princely Collection.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 119.
Property From a Princely Collection.
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, p. 45, no. A42.
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