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LOT 48:
Southeast Asian 'Shouldered Adze' Stone Collection, Mai Pha Culture 3000-2500 BCE
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700
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $3,000
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Southeast Asian 'Shouldered Adze' Stone Collection, Mai Pha Culture 3000-2500 BCE
Southeast Asia, Vietnam. The Red River Delta and neighboring regions. Collection of three shouldered adze of the late Neolithic period, and probably Mai Pha culture 3000-2500 BCE. The two examples - grey stone left and polished orange sandstone - at either side in a form characteristic of shouldered Adze typically found throughout Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, and Malaysia. One of the earliest and most recognizable forms. Center example a larger shouldered Adze in dark black stone probably volcanic rock or dark shale stone. Size of largest 5" L
For exceptional comparative material and examples of forms and style see the published work "Burnished Beauty, The Art of Stone in Early Southeast Asia" by White Orchid Books pages 27, 98-99.
Ex-San Francisco Collection, Ex-Member of the Ethnic Arts Council (Los Angeles), Ex-American Doctor Acquired in Vietnam from (Hill Tribes)
