Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Axe-Shaped Jade Tablet
c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
16 x 8.6 x 0.5 cm (6 5/16 x 3 3/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 146 g
Related Artworks
View MoreRitual Implements
BUDDHIST RITUAL "THUNDERBOLT" OR VAJRA (DOKKO)
Unknown Artist, 19th century
Metal
19th centuryJapaneseRitual Implements
Jade Pig (one of a pair)
Unknown Artist, 25 CE - 220 CE
Highly translucent pale green and opaque cream-colored nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseRitual Implements
Small Jade Axe with Notches
Unknown Artist, 20th century
Stone
20th centuryChineseRitual Implements
Small Jade Disk with Pattern of Plastic Curls
Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
Translucent, light greenish gray neprhite with sparse brown markings
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment with Notched Ends
Unknown Artist, 10th-9th century BCE
Dark green nephrite with remains of cinnabar on both sides
10th-9th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Ring
Unknown Artist, 8th-5th century BCE
Mixed copper alloy
8th-5th century BCEGreekRitual Implements
Jade Fish, Recarved from a Handle
Unknown Artist, possibly 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE
Greenish brown and buff, slightly calcified nephrite, showing traces of cinnabar
11th-8th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Small Jade Turtle in the Round
Unknown Artist, c. 1100-771 BCE
Translucent gray-green, partly discolored nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Turquoise Dragon Pendant
Unknown Artist, 11th-10th century BCE
Turquoise
11th-10th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Jade Disk Pendant
Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
Translucent, light brown nephrite with slightly corroded and opaque areas
5th-3rd century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Ornate Oval Jade Plaque
Unknown Artist, 5th-4th century BCE
Greenish gray, dark brown, and russet nephrite
5th-4th century BCEChineseRitual Implements
Ornate Jade Disk
Unknown Artist, 25 CE - 220 CE (?)
Light gray, nearly opaque and partly calcified stone
1st-3rd century CEChinese