Axe

Arts of Asia
Gallery 131

Neolithic period, probably Dawenkou culture, early–mid 3rd millennium B.C.

China

On View: Arts of Asia, Gallery 131

Title: Axe
Origin: China
Date: 3000 BCE–2500 BCE
Medium: Jade
Dimensions: 20 × 10.2 × 0.5 cm (7 7/8 × 4 × 3/16 in.)
Credit Line: Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
Reference Number: 1950.306

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