Miniature Notched Jade Axe
Ritual ImplementsChinese

Miniature Notched Jade Axe

14th-10th century BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Strongly calcified and partly decomposed nephrite
Culture
Chinese
Period
Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3 x W. 2.8 x D. 0.2 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in.) Weight 4 g

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