Jade Blade - Septre Antique Chinese Calcified “GE” Shang

Antique Chinese Carved Jade Blade Or Sceptre. A Short Ribbed Handle With A Long Shaft. A Hole Through The Top Of The Shaft. Finely Carved With Sharp Details And A Soft Polish And A Calcified Patina. Approximately 4" Long x 1 1/8" Wide. For Similar Examples See: Chinese Archaic Jades, C.T. Loo, 1950, Plate VII, #'s 1-5 Listed As Yin-Chou. British Museum Sceptre; ge Museum Number 1947,0712.446 Jade scepter imitating a bronze halberd, ge, with grooved and perforated hilt. Shang dynasty (mid-late) Length: 28.60 centimeters