Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE
Zhang Blade
Longshan or Erlitou culture, c. 2000 - c. 1700 BCE
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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