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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