Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe with Grooved Tang

16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Pale bluish green nephrite in an advanced state of calcification

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

34.2 x 8.6 x 0.6 cm (13 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.) unspecified: 339 g

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