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LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
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A JADE AXE
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
The broad axe flares towards the slightly bevelled cutting edge and with a single hole pierced from both sides at the butt end. The smoothly polished stone is of a mottled buff and pale taupe tone.
6 11/16 in. (17 cm.) long, box
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
The broad axe flares towards the slightly bevelled cutting edge and with a single hole pierced from both sides at the butt end. The smoothly polished stone is of a mottled buff and pale taupe tone.
6 11/16 in. (17 cm.) long, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
Literature
Pottery and Jades of China’s Neolithic Age, Taipei, 2001, p. 110, no. 93
Special Notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong
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