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NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2050-1700 B.C.
Details
A GREYISH-GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, DAO
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2050-1700 B.C.
The thin blade is polished with a sharp, straight knife-edge and a gently curved edge to the top. The flaring sides and the top are drilled from one side with four fastening holes. The stone is of mottled greyish-green colour with areas of russet and brown inclusions.
14 5/8 in. (37.1cm.) long
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, QIJIA CULTURE, CIRCA 2050-1700 B.C.
The thin blade is polished with a sharp, straight knife-edge and a gently curved edge to the top. The flaring sides and the top are drilled from one side with four fastening holes. The stone is of mottled greyish-green colour with areas of russet and brown inclusions.
14 5/8 in. (37.1cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Baron and Baroness von Oertzen, Johannesburg, South Africa, acquired prior to 1969.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 118.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 118.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, p.42. no. A35.
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