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A JADE AXE
LIANGZHU CULTURE, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
The broad axe flares towards the slightly bevelled cutting edge
and with a single hole pierced from both sides at the butt end.
The smoothly polished stone is of a mottled buff and pale taupe
tone.
6 ……/”ÿ in. (17 cm.) long, box
US$3,900-6,400
HK$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
LITERATURE
Pottery and Jades of China’s Neolithic Age, Taipei, 2001, p. 110,
no. 93

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A STONE AXE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LOWER YANGTZE
RIVER REGION, CIRCA 3300-2200 BC
The axe is convex on both faces with a circular aperture on
near the butt and flares slightly towards the curved cutting edge.
Except for one perpendicular corner, all three other corners are
rounded. The stone is of an even greenish-black colour with
some darker veining.
8 ƒ in. (21.5 cm.) long, box
US$3,900-6,400
HK$30,000-50,000
PROVENANCE
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
LITERATURE
Pottery and Jades of China’s Neolithic Age, Taipei, 2001, p. 104,
no. 87

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