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57. A Large F ragmentary Jade Ceremonial Blade ( Dao )
Early Shang Dynasty, circa 18th–17th Century B.C.
into two pieces, the flat blade with beveled cutting edge on one long side, with large holes drilled
from opposite sides, the yellowish green stone with natural markings of reddish-brown and tan
color.
Lengths 4¾ inches (12.1 cm); 6½ inches (16.5 cm)
Ex Collection Professor Max Loehr (1903–1988)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 31
ਠϘಂc͗ɠಞcڗ 12.1e16.5᩶Ϸc
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58. An Archaic Mottled S tone Dagger - Axe ( Ge )
Early Shang Dynasty, circa 16th–15th Century B.C.
the thick blade with convex sides and straight edges, the tapered point skewed off-center, the tang
inset above narrow notches and pierced with a hole, the mottled gray limestone softly polished.
Length 7 ⁄8 inches (18.8 cm)
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Ex Collection Professor Max Loehr (1903–1988)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 40
Compare a similar stone dagger-axe unearthed from a Shang grave at Zhengzhou, Henan, illustrated in the excavation
report, Wenwu, 1983, No. 3, p. 72, pl. 21:12.
ਠϘಂcͩˑcڗ 18.8᩶Ϸc
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59. An Archaic S tone Ceremonial Blade ( Chan )
Shang Dynasty, circa 15th–13th Century B.C.
of thick rounded form, the squared tang with a central aperture, the mottled gray stone degraded.
Length 7 ⁄8 inches (18 cm)
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Ex Collection Professor Max Loehr (1903–1988)
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 37
ਠcͩᗟcڗ 18᩶Ϸc
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