Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 5,000
Estimate
FOUR HARDSTONE AXES NEOLITHIC PERIOD, SOUTHEAST CHINA, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC Each axe flares slightly towards the cutting edge and has a single hafting hole. Three of the axes are carved from stone of mottled pale grey tone, and the fourth from stone of even ivory-white color. The largest, 6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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