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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