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൶ᖥ㹩൶ᐷ٪ 2740
A JADE AXE
㷌ᦪ˗ঃڈᑕ⊅ࣰᓁ͞ᓑᕩⅲᐷ٪ǐ۠ܕՔা㹩൶ᐷ
LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
٪ǐ ໝ͞ྯڑᕩ⚗ⅲ㹩൶ᐷ٪ˮֱ֨Ϝ̠͠ݬ
The axe flares slightly towards the softly bevelled, rounded cutting
ܕǐ˹⿀ֱຎॼ൶ᖥ⇈ˮ㒴Ǐᖥ㒴ݸᥨ⳹⇈ⅲ᪥٫ঃ
edge, with a hafting hole pierced from both sides near the butt.
ڈǐໝ͞☼₤ՌԬע 䤄ע ໝǐ˖ᇥ૯۴ The stone is of an even greenish-white tone with some russet
ᐷ٪䢲˗❾ඥ⊅ᐷ٪䢲ॼˮ४ᑕ⊅ࣰᓁ͞バᐷ٪ˮՓᕖ inclusions.
㍨㭙ⅲⅬൢ᥅ໜݸỵṁⅲᆓെǐ↹ע⚯㑁Ⅼኵⅲ˹⿀㑦 5 œ/”ÿ in. (13.9 cm.) long, box
ঋ䢲ᕖ൶ᖥ⒯ˡ✥৬ಠǏ᱄ও୲Ǐ᱄✥㯈۴Ǐ
US$26,000-38,000
⥫✥˕㕴ᦪǏᑽᵨՉ৬㜒ݸᖥᩄෆǏバ৬݊ಠǏ᥅ൊ HK$200,000-300,000
৬ݸᥨ⳹ྰ㭙ⅴ༲⓼ǐ PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991
SHANDONG LONGSHAN
㹪൷ᐸ٫ ἕ㗭
CULTURE
ϝᬝ
Developed in the late Neolithic period in the lower ⻤⊏ྒྷᏑ⯠⻦卿 ჺ㐟ᙻझ࢈
reaches of Yellow River, it is also referred to as 'Classic
Longshan Culture', being sub-divided from the broad
category 'Longshan Culture' in the 1950s. Spanning
across central and eastern Shandong province as well
as north of Huai River in Jiangsu province, it is dated to
circa 2500 to 2000 BC. It could be seen as a transition
between the earlier Dawenkou Culture and later Yueshi
Culture, and was one of the most advanced among
all Neolithic cultures in China. Major excavation sites
include Chengziya of Zhangqiu county in Shandong
province, Yaoguanzhuang of Weifang, Lujiakou of Wei
County, Sanlihe of Jiao County, Liangchengzhen and
Donghaiyu of Rizhao city, Zhuchengchengzi, Sishui
Yinjia city, and Gaohuang Temple of Xuzhou in Jiangsu
province.
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