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THBVery Fine Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Axe
Lot 142
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Oct 31, 2019
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2019-10-31 10:00:00
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Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Our Halloween Day auction features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 16th to 11th century BCE. Wow! An incredible carved nephrite jade ritual axe, carved from a forest green stone with bands of black and paler green along its length. It is an elongated trapezoid, with its blade end narrowing to a thin, slanting edge. A short butt, drilled through at its center, and a series of low ridges forming teeth for hafting complete the elegant form. Size: 2.5" W x 9.9" H (6.4 cm x 25.1 cm)
Nephrite jade was prized above all other material for the ancient Chinese - indeed, the Chinese sign for father, which is known first from Shang period oracle bones, combines the glyphs for man and jade adze. Jade weapons and tools are a particularly rich group of grave goods from Neolithic and Shang China, known from the Yangshao culture (ca. 5000 BCE) to the Shang graveyard at Henan. A near-constant throughout human civilization is that wealth is demonstrated by destroying or burying the most valuable items, and so Shang burials containing jade weapons indicate that the deceased they belong to were the elite of ancient China. Some burials contained dozens of jade items like these!
Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection
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#147654Tiny chips and scratches commensurate with age. Light encrustations in the lower profile areas around the "teeth".Condition
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