A RARE ALTERED JADE GE -HALBERD BLADE
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE ALTERED JADE GE -HALBERD BLADE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC The blade with median ridge extending to the tip and beveled edges extending from notched flanges joined by narrow grooved bands and a band of incised criss-cross decoration to where the blade begins to taper to a point, the narrower tang with a hole pierced from one side between grooved borders and with a tiny conical hole near the edge, the greyish-green stone now almost completely altered to buff color and with traces of cinnabar, bronze accretions and fabric impressions 9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm.) long
A RARE ALTERED JADE GE -HALBERD BLADE
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE ALTERED JADE GE -HALBERD BLADE SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC The blade with median ridge extending to the tip and beveled edges extending from notched flanges joined by narrow grooved bands and a band of incised criss-cross decoration to where the blade begins to taper to a point, the narrower tang with a hole pierced from one side between grooved borders and with a tiny conical hole near the edge, the greyish-green stone now almost completely altered to buff color and with traces of cinnabar, bronze accretions and fabric impressions 9 7/8 in. (25.2 cm.) long
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