Trapezoidal Jade Knife

Unidentified ArtistNeolithic or Shang period, c. 2000 - c. 1600 BCE

Details

Title: Trapezoidal Jade Knife
Creator: Unidentified Artist
Creator Lifespan: 1/1
Date: Neolithic or Shang period, c. 2000 - c. 1600 BCE
Physical Dimensions: w6.0 x h42.2 cm
Period: Neolithic period to Shang dynasty
Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Creation Place: China/East Asia
Type: Ritual Implements
External Link: Harvard Art Museums
Medium: Light brown, highly translucent stone with dark brown markings

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