Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft

12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Pale gray-green and whitish nephrite blade; bronze haft

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

23.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 cm (9 3/8 x 2 5/16 x 1/4 in.) unspecified: 217 g

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