Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-11th century BCE

Socketed Ceremonial Axe with Inlaid Haft

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Inlaid

Medium

Cast 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

H. 21.1 x W. 13.7 x D. 3.2 cm (8 5/16 x 5 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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