ID 432445
Lot 2 | A FINE GREYISH-GREEN JADE HALBERD BLADE, GE
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 B.C.
The jade is carved with a ridge to the centre extending the lenght of the blade. Each side is finely polished with four facets and the plain area is pierced with two holes. The handle is well carved with three parallel double-ribs and a single rib, all extending from two parallel-lines to the notched edge. The stone is of greyish-green tone with darker and lighter striations.
11 3/8 in. (28.9cm.) long
| Medium: | Jade |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Medium: | Jade |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Address of auction |
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