A RARE OPAQUE TAUPE JADE BLADE, GE
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE OPAQUE TAUPE JADE BLADE, GE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC The long, slightly curved blade with beveled edges and a subtle median ridge extending the full length on both sides, with a hole drilled from one side piercing the tang which is carved with parallel notches, the grey-green stone altered to an attractive warm taupe color, one side of the tang with a small patch of milky caramel color incised with a two-character inscription 10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) long, box
A RARE OPAQUE TAUPE JADE BLADE, GE
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE OPAQUE TAUPE JADE BLADE, GE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC The long, slightly curved blade with beveled edges and a subtle median ridge extending the full length on both sides, with a hole drilled from one side piercing the tang which is carved with parallel notches, the grey-green stone altered to an attractive warm taupe color, one side of the tang with a small patch of milky caramel color incised with a two-character inscription 10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) long, box
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