Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Trapezoidal Jade Knife

Neolithic or Shang period, c. 2000 - c. 1600 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light brown, highly translucent stone with dark brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period to Shang dynasty

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 42.2 x W. 6 x Thickness 0.8 cm (16 5/8 x 2 3/8 x 5/16 in.) Weight 428 g

Provenance

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

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