Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Flat Jade Axe with Notches

12th - 11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled green and light green nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 10.5 x W. 7.9 x Thickness 0.4 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 69 g

Provenance

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

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