Ritual jade axe

Details

• Title

  Ritual jade axe

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  5000 - 2000 BC
  Neolithic Period (China) (c. 10,000 - c. 2000 BC)

• Material and technique

  jade

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › jade

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  tool/implement › axe;

  religious/ritual equipment › ritual jade;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment

• Dimensions

  9.9 x 5.8 x 0.4 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Bequeathed by Professor A. H. Sayce, 1933.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EAX.5536

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