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31. T wo T ubular N eolithic Jade Beads
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.
a short cylindrical bead drilled down the center and a tall bead of oval cross outline drilled off
center, both with smoothly polished plain straight sides.
Lengths 1 ⁄16 inches (3 cm); 2½ inches (6.3 cm)
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Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 14 (shorter bead)

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32. A N eolithic S tone Ceremonial Axe ( Fu )
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.

with slightly rounded lateral edges and beveled cutting edge, with a wide hole close to the rough
upper edge, the stone of cloudy mottled blue-gray tone, the surface polished to a high gloss.

Length 4 ⁄8 inches (11.7 cm)
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Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 11

A similar axe excavated from the Liangzhu site at Fuquanshan is illustrated in Wenwu 1986, No. 10, p. 8, fig. 20 and in a line
drawing on p. 10, fig. 31:5. Compare also the similar axe, illustrated by Salmony, Archaic Chinese Jades from the Edward and
Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, 1952, pl. LIII-4.
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33. A N eolithic Jade Awl Shape P endant
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.
the slender rod of oval cross section with a deep groove down one side, a conical point at one end
and a pierced tab at the opposite end, the smoothly polished onion green stone with cloudy mottling.

Length 3 inches (7.6 cm)
Compare the similar awl-shaped pendants excavated at Fuquanshan, Qingpu county, Jiangsu province strung on a necklace
with beads of various shapes and sizes, illustrated by Huang, Gems of Liangzhu Culture, Hong Kong, 1992, p. 209, no. 81.
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34. A N eolithic Jade Bracelet ( Zhuo )
Liangzhu Culture, circa 3300–2250 B.C.
with slender rounded sides tapering gently to the outer rim, the smoothly polished creamy white
stone with reddish brown and pale green mottling.

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Diameter 3 ⁄16 inches (8.4 cm)
Compare the similar jade bracelets with more steeply rounded sides illustrated in Liangzhu wenhua yuqi (Liangzhu Culture
Jades), Hong Kong, 1989, pp. 72 and 73, nos. 96 and 97.

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