Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd millennium BCE

Fragment of a Trapezoidal Jade Knife

c. 2500 BCE - c. 1900 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Bluish gray-green stone with black and light brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 40.5 x W. 9.7 x D. 0.4 cm (15 15/16 x 3 13/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 270 g

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