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LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1000 B.C.
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A FINE GREYISH-GREEN JADE AXE, QI
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1000 B.C.
The axe is of square form at the top, flaring out slightly at the sides and gently curved to the cutting edge. The long sides are notched with small flanges. The top section is drilled with two holes from one side. The stone is of greenish-grey colour with areas of opaque budd alteration showing fabric impression.
4 in. (10.2cm.) long
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1000 B.C.
The axe is of square form at the top, flaring out slightly at the sides and gently curved to the cutting edge. The long sides are notched with small flanges. The top section is drilled with two holes from one side. The stone is of greenish-grey colour with areas of opaque budd alteration showing fabric impression.
4 in. (10.2cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Baron and Baroness von Oertzen, Johannesburg, South Africa, acquired prior to 1969.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 116.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Christie's London, 4 November 2008, lot 116.
Property from a Princely Collection.
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade: Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, p. 49, no. A46.
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