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Hafted axe with dragons
ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.
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Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
Details
Title:
Hafted axe with dragons
Date Created:
ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.
Location:
China, Henan province, Anyang
External Link:
For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium:
Bronze
with
turquoise
inlay and
jade
(
nephrite
) blade
Historical Period:
Late Shang dynasty
Credit Line:
Purchase
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art
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Bronze
China
Gemstone
Jade
Metal
Nephrite
Rock
Turquoise
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