Weapons and AmmunitionChinese14th-11th century BCE
Socketed Pick-Axe with Bovine Haft
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 20.7 x W. 4.0 x D. 3.1 cm (8 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, January 13, 1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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