Two archaistic jade blades, ge


The larger blade carved from opaque buff and green colored stone, with a sharp tip and beveled edges, the tang with two conical holes and a deeply curved notch to the butt; the second an arched blade, the tang and blade beveled along the long edges, and finished with a ridge on both sides, the tang detailed with a biconical hole and toothed notches to the butt, the stone of opaque green, gray, and buff coloration.15 1/4 and 5in (38.7 and 12.7cm) long
|Each accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Gu Fang, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The notarized certificate for the larger dagger, dated January 16th, 2012, dates the piece to the Shang dynasty; the certificate for the arched dagger, dated January 28th, 2013, dates the piece to the late Shang dynasty.