NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2300 BC

The distinct, layered sedimentary structure of the smaller axe is associated with Yangzi River delta deposits. Compare the stone axe with similar banded sedimentary structure, from Fuquanshan, Qingpu county, illustrated by Huang Xuanpei, Gems of Liangzhu Culture, Hong Kong, 1992, pp. 62-3, no. 8.

The larger axe was made from a fine-grained grey hardstone similar to that of the stone adze, lot 910.