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Axe shaft cap by Charles Lang Freer, Xiaoxi You — VisualArtsDB

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Ceremonial object
Axe shaft cap

Axe shaft cap

Axe shaft cap

Charles Lang Freer Xiaoxi You

2000

Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Genre: Ceremonial object
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Ceremonial Object

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nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtLate Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection

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Sword fitting: Pommel of sword or dagger; in form of elongated oval block with projecting hollow and perforated shaft at the base, a plain painted oval form in relief on top is only decoration; mottled cream tones and black; smooth surface except for some rough and chipped areas.

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