Chinese Hard Stone Ceremonial Axe Blade

Archaic style, 20th Century Carved white hardstone, in presentation storage box. L. 12 in.

Seven Chinese archaic hardstone ceremonial blades. In presentation box. Provenance: Estate of Florence and Herbert Irving. [Largest: 3 1/4" Long x 2 1/4" W x 1" D; Box: 2 1/4" H x 10 1/4" W x 8 1/4" D

Four Chinese archaic jade hardstone ceremonial blades. In presentation box. Provenance: Estate of Florence and Herbert Irving. [Largest: 4 1/2" Long x 2 1/4" W x 1 1/4" D; Box: 2" H x 11" W x 6 1/2" D

Archaistic Chinese carved hardstone ceremonial blade; with relief designs of dragon to one side and taotie to the other; L: 13"

Three Chinese Neolithic-style jade or hardstone ceremonial axes; L: 10" (largest); together in fitted case

Archaic Chinese style carved jade or hardstone axe head blade, pierced for mounting or threading, with contemporary lucite displace case; overall good condition, age wear, surface wear, surface soilin

Three Chinese archaic hardstone pendants, including two incomplete ceremonial blades. In presentation box. Provenance: Estate of Florence and Herbert Irving. [Largest: 5" Long; Box: 1 1/2" H x 8" W x

(lot of 2) Chinese hardstone/jade archaistic carvings: the first, a bi-disc with dense granulated pattern in low relief; the second, an axe blade of rectangular form executed from a mottled dark green

Chinese Archaic Form Iron Dagger & Hardstone Axe. Dagger patinated with dragon head handle. Bird form axe with carved hardstone blade. Dagger measures 14.5 inches high x 3.25 inches wide.

A Mount Hagen Area Ceremonial Axe Papua New Guinea, early 20th century The large axe with an attractive gray-green hardstone blade, finely crafted and polished, secured with intricately plaited rattan

Rare Taino (1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Monolithic Axe. Made of a fine grained hard stone similar to basalt. In the form of a snake's head resting at the top of the stone blade, with its tail extending d

Chinese ceremonial sword with jade blade, People Republic Era or later (mid-late 20th c.), China, light celadon green blade decorated with carved floral scrolls, mounted to hardstone hilt with foo lio

Chinese hardstone ritual axe head, carved in the archaistic style, 9.25"h x 6"w x 1.5"d.

Chinese Hongshan Style Carved Hardstone Ceremonial Bowl, H 2.75'' W 5'' L 10'' | Carved handle in the form of a mythical creature's head. Two character marks at the underside of the bowl. Provenance:

Pair of Chinese archaic hardstone ax blades. In presentation box. Provenance: Estate of Florence and Herbert Irving. [Largest: 5" Long x 2" W x 1/2" D; Box: 2 1/2" H x 6 3/4" W x 7" D].

Very old Chinese ceremonial axe. Beautifully carved. Blade alone is 8 inches wide. The handle looks to be original.

Chinese hardstone archaistic ax blade, the mottled sea-green matrix with dark inclusions, the short side sharpened to an edge, opposed by two apertures, 11.5"w

Chinese Hongshan Style Carved Hardstone Animal-Form Ceremonial Vessel, H 3'' W 2.75'' L 6'' | Carved in the form of an eagle/owl. Provenance: From the estate of a Southeast Michigan private collector.

Pair of archaistic, Chinese carved bowenite and hardstone blades; rendered after Shang bronze yue blade forms, with incised detailing, and surmounted with double dragon heads; Provenance: From the Col

Two large Chinese archaistic hardstone carved hand-axes; each with an animal handholds, one with an inscription;; H: 15" (larger)

Two Chinese hardstone carvings: archaistic taotie-decorated axe; together with Han-style standing figure; L: 7 3/4" (axe)

A grouping to include two hardstone axe heads and a Chinese hardstone cylindrical brush pot. Largest axe head: 8 in long.

Northern Europe, Chalcolithic / Corded Ware culture, ca. 2800 BCE. A fine example of a hard, grey stone battle-axe with long triangular blades on either side that rise at the edges and slope downward

Group of two Chinese hardstone objects comprising, one white jade colored ceremonial double dragon ax and on Tianhuang stone chop, of caramel color and naturalistic form, relief carved, and having Chi