Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Small Jade Dagger-Axe with Serrated and Grooved Tang

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Greenish-yellow nephrite with light brown spots and traces of cinnabar on the surface

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 15.7 x W. 5.3 x Thickness 0.3 cm (6 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 45 g

Provenance

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

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