Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Zhang Blade

Longshan or Erlitou culture, c. 2000 - c. 1700 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Black nephrite with faint markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 38 x W. 10.4 x Thickness 0.8 cm (14 15/16 x 4 1/8 x 5/16 in.) Weight 446 g

Provenance

[Ton-Ying & Co., January 8, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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