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Description:
Flat axehead of green and black mottled jade, with a lentoid body and straight, slightly tapering sides. The blade of the axehead is rounded. A conical hole has been drilled at the middle of the butt end.
Relational references:
Pearce, N. 1996. Hardinge Collection of Chinese Jades. The Journal of Chinese Jade. San Francisco: S. Bernstein & Co.| Object details | |
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| Type of object: | Axehead |
| Type category: | Implements and utensils |
| Material: | Jade |
| Width: | 83 mm |
| Height: | 122 mm |
| Depth: | 10 mm |
| Origin | |
| Style/Period: | Chinese |
| Date range: | 3000 - 2000 BCE |
| Discovery site: | Chinese |
| Environment: | |
| Creator | |
| Technique: | |
| Personal name: | - |
| Role: | - |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Record data | |
| Artworld id: | 00256 |
| Current accession number: | 1960.2118 |
| Former accession number: | H2118 |
| Credit line: | - |
| Recorded by: | LW |
| Record date: | Thu, 30th Jan 2003 |
| Copyright: | Copyright© by the Oriental Museum, University of Durham, Durham, 2002. All Rights reserved |