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THREE STONE AXES
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
Two from Southeast China, and of mottled pale grey and buff color, the hafting hole drilled from one side, with satiny polish; the third thick axe of mottled black and buff granite, with hafting hole drilled from both sides
4 ½ to 6 in. (11.5 to 15.3 cm.) long

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The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
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