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Slender Jade Dagger-Axe

16th-8th century BCE

Classification

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Medium

Mottled greenish gray nephrite with light markings and signs of incipient calcification

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 36 x W. 5.7 x D. 0.5 cm (14 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 3/16 in.) Weight 164 g

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