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Ornate Jade Handle on an Eastern Zhou- or Han-Period Bronze Dagger

Ornate Jade Handle on an Eastern Zhou- or Han-Period Bronze Dagger

Chinese

Translucent olive-green nephrite handle (Shang period); bronze blade inlaid with turquoise and gold foil (Warring States or Han period)

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements