A RARE ARCHAIC DARK GREEN JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE (DAO) NEOLITHIC PERIOD
thinly carved, of a nearly trapezoidal form with a long straight edge opposite a gently curved, beveled cutting edge, pierced near the top with two apertures, the softly polished stone of a blackish olive-green color
Length 12 1/2 in., 31.8 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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thinly carved, of a nearly trapezoidal form with a long straight edge opposite a gently curved, beveled cutting edge, pierced near the top with two apertures, the softly polished stone of a blackish olive-green color
Length 12 1/2 in., 31.8 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).