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Small Jade Dagger-Axe with Crenelated Butt

Small Jade Dagger-Axe with Crenelated Butt

Chinese

Mottled olive-green and light green nephrite, with traces of cinnabar and soil adhering to the surface

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements