THREE HARDSTONE AXES
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
THREE HARDSTONE AXES

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC

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THREE HARDSTONE AXES
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
Each axe has a large hafting hole. The longest, Liangzhu culture, is of white tone with pale beige alteration. The other two axes are from Southeast China. The stone of one is greyish-black with satiny finish, and the other is silvery grey with extensive beige alteration.
The largest, 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

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