Weapons and AmmunitionChinese11th-10th century BCE

Jade Ritual Blade

11th-10th century BCE

Classification

Weapons and Ammunition

Medium

Mottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

38.4 x 17.7 cm (15 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

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