Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE

Heavy Jade Knife with Concave Cutouts

Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled gray-green and dark brown stone

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

55.6 x 10.4 x 1 cm (21 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 3/8 in.) unspecified: 1361 g

Provenance

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