Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE

Small Jade Dagger-Axe

12th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Opaque, creamy buff nephrite, the surface of which is polished perfectly smooth and shiny

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

12th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

13.3 x 5.2 x 0.4 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.) 48 g

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