Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Disk-Axe
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 18.1 x Thickness 0.3 cm (7 1/8 x 1/8 in.) Weight 166 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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