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Jadefigur einer Schildkröte, China, Hongshan-Kultur

Starting price
€ 19 000
Auction dateClassic
22.11.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
Auctioneer
Hermann Historica
Event location
Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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ID 658663
Lot 513 | Jadefigur einer Schildkröte, China, Hongshan-Kultur
A large Chinese jade ritual axe with inscription, probably Hongshan culture
Large ceremonial axe made of dark green jade. The cutting edge consisting of two straight edges of equal length. On the stepped neck two figures: The head of a dragon touching with its snout a highly abstracted figure consisting of a centrally pierced triangle and a centrally pierced circle. On the obverse of the blade a column with five characters. The first characters, which have not yet been deciphered, are repeatedly found on objects from the Hongshan culture. Intact. No cracks. Length 34 cm. Width 16 cm. Weight 2.25 kg.

Provenance: West German private collection GuMF, Rhine-Main area. Acquired in 1973 in Singapore from the collection of a Chinese archaeologist.

Condition: II
Großes Jade-Ritualbeil mit Inschrift, China, wohl Hongshan-Kultur
Großes Zeremonialbeil aus dunkelgrüner Jade. Die Schneide besteht aus zwei gleich langen geraden Kanten. Auf dem abgesetzten Nacken zwei Figuren: der Kopf eines Drachen, der mit der Schnauze eine stark abstrahierte Figur, bestehend aus einem mittig durchlochten Dreieck und einem zentral durchlochten Kreis, berührt. Auf der Vorderseite des Klingenblatts eine Kolumne mit fünf Schriftzeichen. Erste Schriftzeichen, die allerdings noch nicht entziffert werden konnten, finden sich wiederholt auf Objekten aus der Hongshan-Kultur. Intakt mit kleinen Altersspuren. Länge 34 cm. Breite 16 cm. Gewicht 2,25 kg.

Provenienz: Westdeutsche Privatsammlung GuMF, Rhein-Main-Gebiet. Erworben 1973 in Singapur aus der Sammlung eines chinesischen Archäologen.

Zustand: II
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