Hache cérémonielle en jade vert épinard

les côtés latéraux allant en s'évasant légèrement vers le côté tranchant arrondi et dénivelé, le bord supérieur simplement marqué d'une ligne horizontale marquant un léger retrait des deux côtés, la partie haute percée d'un trou central encadré de deux arcs de cercles inversés incisés et souligné de deux simples lignes au-dessus d'une frise de dents pointues, flanqué de part et d'autre de trois crans découpés, la pierre vert foncé ponctuée de taches blanches et d'une veine rouge et noire dans le coin supérieur droit, D.W. 32/71

The piece is in overall good condition. There are small chips to the cutting edge and minor flitting to both sides. The inventory number D.W. Is inscribed in black on one side. The colour of the stone is slightly more saturated than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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