ID 395629
Lot 1713 | TWO DARK GREEN JADE AXES
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
NORTHWEST CHINA, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
Each thick axe has a hafting hole; that of the larger axe is drilled from both sides. The smaller axe, probably reshaped in antiquity from a larger axe, has the remains of an additional hole at the blunt end. The jade is now almost opaque.
The larger, 9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high, cloth box
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
| Applied technique: | Wood carving |
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| Medium: | Jade |
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