Small Jade Dagger-Axe
Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-8th century BCE

Small Jade Dagger-Axe

14th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Creamy buff-colored nephrite with brownish markings
Culture
Chinese
Period
Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)
Century
14th-8th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21.2 x 5.3 x 0.4 cm (8 3/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 65 g

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