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Jade. China, late Neolithic, possibly Qijia culture, c.2200-1900 BC
A ritual axe with very well-rounded form, in very beautiful dark-brown to blackish colors with grain and fine veins. The long sides run parallel, the upper edge is, however, diagonal and the side of the blade is like a tongue. The drilling for the shaft was executed from both sides and shows traces of the drill. All edges are softly rounded and a vertical, entirely straight level is on one side, due to the mechanical, lightly deviating surface grinding. Fascinating is the transformation of colors in backlighting, changing from yellow-red to true red tones with diversely designed fields of dark clouds. The thinner border zones (blade) are accordingly lighter. These axes had ritualistic meaning and were also burial objects. Very good authentic preservation. 玉鉞 – 新石器时代晚期, 铜器时代早期, 公元前2200- 1900长 12,6 厘米 -宽7,6 厘米
LENGTH 12,6 CM, WIDTH 7,6 CM
From an Austrian-Hungarian collection
Accompanying this jade, is an expertise by Univ. Prof. Dr. Filippo Salviati. Also from him, is the following information about comparative examples from publicized excavations or offered from specialist literature: Similarly shaped stone and jade axes have been discovered in several sites of the Qijia culture of the late Neolithic period, such as Lijia, in Qinghai province, and Huangniangniangtai in Wuwei, Gansu Province. A comparable axe is in the Harvard Art Museums collections, acc. no. 1943.50.113, see online image.