Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE

Slender Jade Dagger-Axe with Grooved and Crenelated Tang

12th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Yellowish-buff nephrite with sparse whitish and terracotta-colored markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

12th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 25.5 x W. 4.2 x Thickness 0.4 cm (10 1/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 66 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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