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A GREEN JADE AXE HEAD
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, SHANDONG LONGSHAN
CULTURE
the wide blade flaring towards the curved cutting edge,
pierced with an aperture at one end, one corner eroded by
degradation of the stone into a soft off-white consistency
9.5 cm, 3¾ in.
EXHIBITED
Angus Forsyth and Brian McElney, Jades from China, The
Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, 1994, cat. no. 59.
HK$ 40,000-60,000
US$ 5,100-7,700
新石器時代山東龍山文化 青玉鉞

展覽：
Angus Forsyth 及 Brian McElney，《Jades from China》
，東亞藝術博物館，巴斯，1994年，編號59

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PROPERTY FROM THE PEONY COLLECTION
A GREEN JADE CONG
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE
each corner carved seven registers of stylised mask
19 cm, 7½ in.
HK$ 70,000-100,000
US$ 9,000-12,800
新石器時代良渚文化 青玉琮

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