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TWO STONE AXES
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENIUM BC
One probably from Southeast China, the stone of pale milky grey-green color, the hafting hole drilled from both convex sides, with earth encrustation; the other probably from Northwest China, the fine-grained stone of mottled, milky olive-green color, and the hafting hole drilled from both slightly convex sides, with earth encrustation
6 and 6 ¼ in. (15.3 and 16 cm.) long

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