Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Axe-Shaped Jade Tablet

c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled green, gray, and black nephrite with whitish veins

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

17.7 x 13.4 x 0.4 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/4 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 203 g

Related Artworks

Ritual Implements

Jade Animal Head

Unknown Artist, c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE

Mottled yellowish translucent nephrite, with buff and gray markings

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Jade Dagger-Axe with a Long Tang

Unknown Artist, 16th-11th century BCE

Opaque, greenish gray and buff stone with a smooth, matt surface

16th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Ring

Unknown Artist, 8th-5th century BCE

Leaded bronze

8th-5th century BCEGreek

Ritual Implements

Trapezoidal Jade Plaque with Zoomorphous Ornament

Unknown Artist, 14th-11th century BCE

Mottled greenish and light brown nephrite, with red stains on one side

14th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Curved Jade Fish Silhouette

Unknown Artist, c. 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE

Originally light green, now decomposed, whitish nephrite

11th-8th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Small Jade Bird Figure

Unknown Artist, c. 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE

Light olive-green, strongly translucent nephrite

11th-8th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Plain Jade Cylindroid Plug

Unknown Artist, c. 3300 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Blackish green and light greenish gray nephrite

4th-3rd millennium BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Charm in the Shape of Toy Bird

Iron

Unknown Artist, 20th century

Stone

20th centuryChinese

Ritual Implements

Asymmetrical Jade Knife

Unknown Artist, 12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Mottled gray-green and russet stone

12th-11th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Flat, Curled Jade Dragon (one of a pair)

Unknown Artist, 770 BCE -476 BCE

Translucent greenish white nephrite

8th-5th century BCEChinese

Ritual Implements

Ornate Jade Disk in Openwork with Decoration of Dragons and Birds

Unknown Artist, 4th-3rd century BCE

Pale celadon-colored, translucent nephrite with light and dark brown markings

4th-3rd century BCEChinese