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TWO STONE AXES
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD (CIRCA 6500-1700 BC)
One with large hafting hole drilled from both sides retaining drilling marks and a ridge on the interior wall, the stone of olive-grey color suffused with buff markings, polished to a high shine; the other with hafting hole drilled from both sides retaining drilling marks and a ridge on the interior wall, the stone of variegated dark grey and buff color, softly polished
5 7/8 and 4 ½ in. (14.7 and 11.4 cm.) long

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