A DARK BLACKISH-GREY STONE AXE

Lot 703
25.03.2022 10:00UTC +00:00
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$ 4 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 718754
Lot 703 | A DARK BLACKISH-GREY STONE AXE
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
A DARK BLACKISH-GREY STONE AXE

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENIUM BC

The thick axe with rounded, curved edges has a hafting hole drilled from both sides, and the stone is of a blackish-grey color with areas of brown and russet mottling.

6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) high, cloth box







Provenance

Galaxie Art (B. K. Wong), Hong Kong, 24 November 1984.
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