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A broad, flat dagger blade made of ivory colored jade

Small Jade Dagger-Axe with Serrated and Grooved Tang

Chinese

Greenish-yellow nephrite with light brown spots and traces of cinnabar on the surface

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements