Four jade ceremonial axe heads, yue. Probably Neolithic period (6500-1700 BC)

Four jade ceremonial axe heads, yue. Probably Neolithic period (6500-1700 BC) Four jade axe heads (yue), each with a drilled hole and the striking end gently tapered. a) With a crouching mythological animal in low relief; b and c) undecorated and finely polished; d) engraved with the neolithic symbols yi feng. Box. (4) Length a) 14.2 cm; b) 13.8 cm; c) 10.2 cm; d) 11.6 cm

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Deocrative Arts

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Köln

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L 14,2 cm