Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE
Thin Trapezoidal Jade Knife
c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
44.6 x 8 x 0.2 cm (17 9/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/16 in.) unspecified: 105 g
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