Lot 116. A Stone Axe, Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture. Length 5 1/2 in., 14 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Unsold . Photo Sotheby's.

with slightly beveled edges on three sides, pierced by a circular aperture at one end, the polished smooth stone of beige color. 

Provenance: Collection of Armand Trampitsch, acquired prior to 1975.
Ader Picard Tajan, Paris, 30th May 1985, lot 31.

Litterature: Filippo Salviati, Radiant Stones: Archaic Chinese Jades, Hong Kong, 2000, cat. no. 23.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art. New York | 18 Mar 2014, 10:30 AM