A ceremonial jade blade

Neolithic Period, circa 2500 – 2000 BC
Length: 13 ½ in (34.3 cm)
Thickness: 1/8 in (5 mm)

Of olive green and brown color in the shape of a knife, curved at each end, with three holes drilled from one side along the upper edge and a fourth hole centered towards one of the ends.

Provenance: John and Rose Meengs

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 109

Ref. 860280

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