Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft with Curved End

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Inlaid

Medium

Bone-colored nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise

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

L. 30.0 x W. 6.1 x Thickness 0.7 cm (11 13/16 x 2 3/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 482 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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