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A SMALL JADE GE-HALBERD 西周 玉戈
BLADE 來源
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C. 1100-771 BC 藍田山房舊藏，1988年購於澳門
The jade is thinly carved with a long blade with three ridges on
each side, tapering asymmetrically to a tip, with a hole pierced 本玉戈援部略為下弧，相似例可參考《 國玉器》，北京，2010年，圖
below the narrower tang which extends to a slightly diagonal butt 版BRM1甲：68號，頁15。
edge.
3 Ω in. (8.5 cm.) long, box
HK$30,000-50,000 US$3,900-6,500
PROVENANCE
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in 1988
The edge of the present ge is slightly concave. Compare to a similarly
shaped ge, excavated from Yu state tomb, illustrated in Yuguo Jade
Wares, Beijing, 2010, pl. BRM1yi:68, p.15.
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