AN ARCHAIC JADE AXE, YUE Neolithic PeriodTHE PROPERTY OF A BRITISH FAMILY英國家族藏品AN ARCHAIC JADE AXE, YUENeolithic PeriodOf trapezoidal shape, the blade convex on both faces and tapering from the blade edge to the other end, the stone of black tone suffused with beige inclusions and finished with high polish. 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long.新石器時代 玉鉞Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., LondonA British private collection, acquired from the above on 8 June 2006Published, Illustrated and Exhibited: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition, London, 2006, no.79來源：倫敦古董商 Roger Keverne Ltd.英國私人收藏，2006年6月8日從上處購得展覽著錄：Roger Keverne Ltd., 《夏季展覽》，2006年， 倫敦， 編號79Compare with a related Neolithic period jade axe in the British Museum, London, illustrated by J.Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p.170, pl.10:2. See also a related mottled blackish-green opaque jade axe, Neolithic period, which was sold at Christie's New York, 19 March 2015, lot 545.sold_price_type: £