Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe ("Ge")

c. 1699 BCE -1028 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.)

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