Weapons and AmmunitionChinese14th-11th century BCE
Knife with Dragon-Headed Handle, Ordos Type
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 32.5 x W. 5.5 x D. 2.8 cm (12 13/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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