About this artwork
象牙色玉,有棕褐色和灰绿色斑。有蚀变。双面弧形刃,有肩(也称内)刃与内连接处有一小圆孔,为对穿而成。少量有肩钺可见于良渚文化。参见朱金坤主编《神圣与精致——良渚文化玉器研究》216页 图6,浙江省桐乡市新地里遗址出土石钺。
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Status
- On View, Gallery 131
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Axe 玉钺
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Place
- China (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- Made 2500 BCE
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Medium
- Jade
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Dimensions
- 8.3 × 7.7 × 0.4 cm (3 1/4 × 3 × 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
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Reference Number
- 1950.200
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/68633/manifest.json