A SMALL JADE NOTCHED AXE, FU, SHANG DYNASTY/WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY | 商/西周 玉斧

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A SMALL JADE NOTCHED AXE, FU

SHANG DYNASTY/WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY

商/西周 玉斧

with a tapered and slightly curved cutting edge, the sides with irregularly notched flanges, the haft drilled with a s small perforation, the stone a celadon tone with darker and russet areas

Length 10.4 cm, 4⅛ in.

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