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AXT BEN

Starting price
€ 1 300
Auction dateClassic
28.04.2017 17:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Galerie Zacke
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Austria, Wien
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ID 942
Lot 48 | AXT BEN
AXT BEN
Jade
Nord-West-China
Spät-neolithische Qijia-Kultur, Nord-West-China, ca. 2200 bis 1900 vor
LÄNGE 15,3 CM, OBERE WEITE 4,8 CM, WEITE AN DER SCHNEIDE 5,5 CM
玉斧。中國，齊家文化，約公元前2200-1900 年。長15.3 厘米，寬 5.5 － 4.8 厘米。意大利私人舊藏。

Eine beidseitig flache Axt, deren Form sich zur Schneide hin weitet. Die Axt Ben kann auch Yue genannt werden, sie ist auf eine Streitaxt zurückzuführen und zählte zu den öfter vorkommenden Grabbeigaben. Die Farbe der Jade ist graugrün bis weißlich, im Durchlicht zeigen sich lichtgrüne bis gelbrote Bereiche. Die dunklen Partikel verlaufen nicht in einer Richtung, sondern sind verteilt. Die Oberflächen sind mäßig angewittert, die Politur muß einst vorzüglich gewesen sein. Die Kanten sind nach wie vor scharf. Die kleine Bohrung ist leicht konisch und sehr gut ausgeschliffen.

Notes by Prof. Salviati: This kind of chisel-shaped blade is typical of the late Neolithic cultures of north-west China: it probably derives from similar, elongated axes crafted by the Dawenkou and Longshan cultures of eastern China. The present blade matches, in shape and material, a similar one presented in one of Galerie Zacke’s past auctions: https://new.liveauctioneers.com/item/45157604

Expertise: Wolfmar Zacken & Filippo Salviati
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