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Hafted axe with dragons

ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.

Freer and Sackler Galleries

From the collection of

Freer and Sackler Galleries

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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