nephriteChinese ArtjadeShang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)ArtCharles Lang Freer collection
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Trapezoidal axe (fu 斧) wider and rounded at the blade; beveled blade and conical perforation; semi translucent, gray green with profuse delicate brown veining, areas of opaque dark brown at both ends; an upper corner chamfered.