Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Stoneware (1)

These hard-stone axes of oval section have been found in Yangshao neolithic sites in Shanxi province, dating to the late 5th-early 4th millennium BCE. This is a particular fine example, made from a large oblong pebble of a very hard jadelike stone. The sides and butt are left rough, and the tip is polished to a slightly curved profile on both sides...