Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft
Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe in a Bronze Haft

12th-11th century BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Technique
Inlaid
Medium
Light gray 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. 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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