Ritual ImplementsChinese5th millennium BCE

Jade Axe with Round Edge

probably Majiabang culture, c. 5000 - c. 4000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Variegated, deep celadon-green and light gray stone

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

5th millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 19.5 x W. 9.1 x Thickness 1.3 cm (7 11/16 x 3 9/16 x 1/2 in.) Weight 404 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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