Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE
Trapezoidal Jade Knife
Longshan culture (?), c. 2500 BCE - c. 2000 BCE
Dimensions
18.1 x 4.9 x 0.2 cm (7 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1/16 in.) unspecified: 32 g
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