JADE DAGGER, KNIFE, or AXE (GE)
Shang Dynasty, Anyang Phase, China
16th to 11th Century B.C.
FOR SIMILAR see "Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes" from the Estate of Max Loehr and others, 1993, J.J. Lally & Co. Oriental Art, Listing #43.
PROVENANCE:
EX: Max Loehr Estate Collection, Portland, Oregon
EX: Francisco X.G. Lai Estate Collection, Macau, China
EX: Private Collection, Scottsdale, Arizona
DESCRIPTION: With a Heavily Calcified Patina in a Mottled Cream Greenish Amber Jade as pictured. Hints of the Green Jade peeking through in places. Semi-Translucent, and possibly a Nephrite Jade. Exhibits an exceptional caliche patina from burial. A Single drilled perforation at Hilt for attachment or suspension. Blade is Double Fluted both Obverse and Reverse through Base of Hilt or Pommel. Blade has Tapered Edges and through the Tip, both Obverse and Reverse. There are three diagonally etched bands above Hilt on Blade, both Obverse and Reverse
No Modern Damage, and exceedingly rare as an original.
Length is 7-1/16", or 18Omm.
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Right now eBay is full of fake artifacts. I see thousands of dollars spent every week on eBay, by customers who are taken in by these criminals, while genuine artifacts go for next to nothing because they do not look as good as the fakes. I cannot emphasize enough that you should research before you invest.
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