Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Genre
- Ceremonial object
Styles
Tags
nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtcarvingAnyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
About
Miniature blade; chalky white incrustation with traces of cream color showing through in worn spots; blade bevelled; butt decorated with bands of vertical and horizontal incised lines, conical perforations bored from one side in center of butt. (Blade edge badly chipped and broken.)