Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE

Heavy Jade Dagger-Axe with Serrate Tang

12th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Gray-green nephrite with lighter markings; some reddish earth and cinnabar remain on the left side

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

12th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 34.2 x W. 8 x Thickness 0.9 cm (13 7/16 x 3 1/8 x 3/8 in.) Weight 370 g

Provenance

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

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