Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE

Slender Rectangular Jade Knife

Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Olive-green and brownish nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21.4 x 4 x 0.5 cm (8 7/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 79 g

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