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

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