Medium:

Jade (serpentine)

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 5.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm (2 5/16 x 2 x 1/4 in)

Type:

Ceremonial Object

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Description:

Blade, axe; curved cutting edge; notched projections center of each side; pierced twice; opaque cream. (Calcified, worn to powder, especially on one side–depressed notch chipped.)

Collection:

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Topic:

jade  Search this

serpentine  Search this

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.691

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

Jades for Life and Death

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye31530afb2-7b0d-4142-9274-0bdde7c0acfc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1987.691