Sapphire axe

[Blue Jade Yue]

Blue Jade Yue, Neolithic Age, is 22.2 cm long, 16.2 cm wide and 0.3 cm thick
Yellow green jade. The whole device is light, in an oblique trapezoid shape, with white and brown spots on the surface. There are two holes at the upper end, and there are obvious wire cutting marks on one side
Jade axe is developed from stone axe and stone axe. There is an explanation of “big axe” in Shuowen Jiezi. So the axe developed from the axe, but it has lost the production tool function of the early stone axe, and has evolved into a symbol of weapons and power. Jade Yue is a very important ritual jade in ancient times