Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-11th century BCE

Long Turquoise-Inlaid Dagger-Axe with Curved Haft

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Inlaid

Medium

Bronze with turquoise inlay

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

14th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 40.2 x W. 9.4 x Thickness 1.0 cm (15 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, October 1, 1940] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1940-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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