Fine grained black-greyish stone with a smooth and soft polish. China, Neolithic Period, 2nd millennium BC

Flattened rectangular stone axe with tapering sides to the cutting edges

Shape: Horizontal rectangular shape with rounded corners, partly flattened sides and tapering to the two cutting edges, drilled from both sides with a prominent circular hole for attachment to a shaft
Dimensions: 9,5 cm (length), 4,2 cm (height), 0,5 cm (width), 0,5 cm (diameter of the drilled hole)
Condition: Condition consistent with age, traces of use, upper right corner chipped, chips to the cutting blades
Provenance: Private Canadian Collection. Old collection’s label reads: ‘The Percival Collection of Chinese Jades. Neolithic Slate Blade’

新石器時代黑石斧頭刀片
品相符合年代，有使用痕跡，右上角有磕碰，刀刃処有小裂口
加拿大私人收藏，老藏家標簽 ‘The Percival Collection of Chinese
Jades. Neolithic Slate Blade’