Ritual ImplementsChinese
Jade Disk-Axe
16th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE
Dimensions
8.7 x 7 x 0.5 cm (3 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 47 g
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