Jade Dagger-Axe with Grooved Shoulders
Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-11th century BCE

Jade Dagger-Axe with Grooved Shoulders

16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Creamy white nephrite, clouded with light gray, beginning to decompose at the now blunted point of the blade
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

21.2 x 6.2 x 0.3 cm (8 3/8 x 2 7/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 72 g

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