Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.105: Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe Ritual Implements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe , 1943.50.105,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204972. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.105 Title Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe Other Titles Alternate Title: ko Classification Ritual Implements Work Type dagger-axe Date 16th-11th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204972 Physical Descriptions Medium Creamy white nephrite, highly polished Dimensions H. 13.8 x W. 2.5 x D. 0.3 cm (5 7/16 x 1 x 1/8 in.) Weight 17 g Published Text Catalogue Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Authors Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber Publisher Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975) Catalogue entry no. 64 by Max Loehr: 64 Miniature Dagger-Axe This slender, small blade is similar to the preceding No. 62 in the variety of jade and the workmanship; it shows, however, a straight crest that bends only at the tip. Shang. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.105 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 64, p. 72 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
