Size 270mm Wide x 217mm Tall x 8mm Thick
Price £525 Free UK Shipping
Monumental ANCIENT CHINESE MILITARY RITUAL JADE “YUE” AXE – LIANGZHU CULTURE 3500-2100 B.C.; the Neolithic Chinese Jade Symbolic ‘Yue’ Battle Axe dates to approximately the Liangzhu Culture and the Yue people. Most have originated from the Liangzhu Burial Mounds in Southeast China” These pieces were used as [Status pieces only] with a decorated carved motif. It was probably considered a symbol of ruling power, as the blade was generally not sharpened and certain materials, such as nephrite, would have been too brittle for a practical tool. Nice interior decoration item. From a collection of five stone items we have just purchased.
