Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Flat Jade Axe with Rounded Edge
c. 3300 - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
H. 18.5 x W. 11.5 x Thickness 0.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 x 1/4 in.) Weight 257 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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