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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
TWO JADE CEREMONIAL BLADES
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH-11TH CENTURY BC
Details
TWO JADE CEREMONIAL BLADES
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH-11TH CENTURY BC
One blade is in the form of a ge dagger-axe with bevelled edges and a medial ridge on both sides; the other blade is of rectangular form with rounded corners, pierced with a hole near one end.
The ge blade: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) long; the rectangular blade: 6 3/4 in. (17 cm.) long
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 17TH-11TH CENTURY BC
One blade is in the form of a ge dagger-axe with bevelled edges and a medial ridge on both sides; the other blade is of rectangular form with rounded corners, pierced with a hole near one end.
The ge blade: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm.) long; the rectangular blade: 6 3/4 in. (17 cm.) long
Provenance
The ge blade: Collection of Sackville George Pelham (1888-1948), 5th Earl of Yarborough
The rectangular blade: Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1855-1920)
Sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2002, lot 94
The rectangular blade: Collection of Lord Cunliffe (1855-1920)
Sold at Bonhams London, 11 November 2002, lot 94
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