Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 20.5 x W. 4.8 x Thickness 0.7 cm (8 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 206 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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