Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe with Crenelated Tang

16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light buff, slightly translucent nephrite with bluish grey spots and black markings

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

27.8 x 5.6 x 0.6 cm (10 15/16 x 2 3/16 x 1/4 in.) unspecified: 127 g

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