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A flat blade carved from ivory colored jade

Heavy Jade Dagger-Axe with Serrate Tang

Chinese

Gray-green nephrite with lighter markings; some reddish earth and cinnabar remain on the left side

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Ritual Implements