Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE

Thin Trapezoidal Jade Knife with a Cutout

c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Black and blackish green stone

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

52.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 cm (20 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 1/16 in.) unspecified: 255 g

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