AN ARCHAIC JADE DAGGER BLADE, GE Late Shang Dynasty (2)THE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品AN ARCHAIC JADE DAGGER BLADE, GELate Shang DynastyThe attractively polished stone carved with a slightly raised ridge running along the length of the blade with sharp bevelled edges, drilled with a hole near the tang beneath a band incised with classic scrolling pattern, the stone of a deep cream tone with pale green markings, box. 23cm (9in) long. (2).商晚期 玉戈Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collectionPublished, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd.,Summer Exhibition, London, 2004, no.66來源：倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.英國私人收藏展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd.，《夏季展覽》，倫敦， 2004年，編號66Jade ge of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were mainly used for ceremonial purposes. A significant number of jade ge were found in the tomb of Fu Hao, at Yinxu in Anyang, Henan Province, demonstrating the importance of the ge ritual blades during the Shang dynasty.Compare with a jade blade of similar form, Shang dynasty, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 2 Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties, Beijing, 2011, p.44, pl.22.A related jade dagger, ge, Shang dynasty, was sold at Christie's Hong Kong, 29 November 2017, lot 2720.sold_price_type: £