A SHORT MOTTLED BROWN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE

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30.05.2023 05:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 2855 | A SHORT MOTTLED BROWN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE
A SHORT MOTTLED BROWN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE

ZHOU DYNASTY (1100 BC-256 BC)

The blade has bevelled edges to both sides and pierced to one end with a hole. The stone is of a greyish-brown colour with areas of amber and dark brown inclusions.

4 in. (10.1 cm.) long





Provenance

Bluett & Sons, London, June 1930, as recorded in the RHRP ledger

The Reginald and Lena Palmer Collection, no. 94
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