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THE IRVING COLLECTION 歐雲伉儷珍藏 (LOTS 1701-1763)
1712
1712 1713
A GREYISH-BROWN OPAQUE JADE CYLINDRICAL HAIR TWO DARK GREEN JADE AXES
ORNAMENT NORTHWEST CHINA, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, SOUTHEAST CHINA, 3RD MILLENNIUM Each thick axe has a hafting hole; that of the larger axe is drilled from
BC both sides. The smaller axe, probably reshaped in antiquity from a
The ornament is of waisted, cylindrical form. larger axe, has the remains of an additional hole at the blunt end. The
jade is now almost opaque.
2¡ in. (6 cm.) diam., cloth box
The larger, 9æ in. (24.7 cm.) high, cloth box (2)
$5,000-7,000
$6,000-8,000
PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987. PROVENANCE:
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
新石器時代 中國東南部 公元前三千紀 灰棕玉髮飾
中國東北部 公元前三至二千紀 綠玉斧兩件
