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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.50.106
Title
Miniature Jade Dagger-Axe with Stepped Tang
Other Titles
Alternate Title: ko
Classification
Ritual Implements
Work Type
dagger-axe
Date
14th-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/204973

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Smoothly polished, opaque buff and cream-colored nephrite
Dimensions
H. 12.7 x W. 3.8 x D. 0.3 cm (5 x 1 1/2 x 1/8 in.)
Weight 24 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. 49 by Max Loehr:

49 Miniature Dagger-Axe with Stepped Tang
Smoothly polished, opaque buff and cream-colored jade. The blade has a median crest that continues through the tang; its narrow upper and lower facets curve outward from the beginning of the sharp-pointed tip. A small conical perforation adjoins the base of the blade. The upper corner of the tang is cut out so as to form a step that slopes toward the butt. Late Shang.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.50.106
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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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. 49, p. 65

Verification Level

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