A group of three archaic jades, Neolithic period - Shang dynasty | 新石器時代至商 玉璧、玉牙璧及玉鉞一組三件
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April 8, 02:15 PM GMT
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200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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A group of three archaic jades,
Neolithic period - Shang dynasty
新石器時代至商 玉璧、玉牙璧及玉鉞一組三件
the notched disc and the axe head with original handwritten documentation from Prof. Max Loehr
11.8 to 13.7 cm
Bi disc, 11.8 cm:
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-88).
A Swedish private collection, acquired directly from the above.
Eskenazi Ltd, London.
Notched disc, 12.7 cm:
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-88), acquired in Beijing, February 1943 (according to his notes).
Eskenazi Ltd, London.
Axe head, 13.7 cm:
Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-88), acquired in Beijing, January 1944 (according to his notes).
Eskenazi Ltd, London.
玉璧：
羅樾教授（1903-88年）收藏
瑞典私人收藏，直接購自上述來源
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦
玉牙璧：
羅樾教授（1903-88年）收藏，1943年2月購於北京（據其筆記記錄）
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦
玉鉞：
羅樾教授（1903-88年）收藏，1944年1月購於北京（據其筆記記錄）
埃斯卡納齊，倫敦
For comparables of the bi disc, see three late Neolithic examples in the Taipei Palace Museum, illustrated in A Catalogue of the Palace Museum's Special Exhibition of Circular Jades, Taipei, 1995, cat. nos 10, 11 and 14, with the first two examples attributed to the Qijia culture.
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