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Axe (yue 鉞) Axe (yue 鉞) with handle, masks (taotie), and cicadas

Medium:: Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade

Dimensions:: H x W x D (overall): 21.3 x 7.9 x 2.1 cm (8 3/8 x 3 1/8 x 13/16 in)

Type:: Ceremonial Object

Origin:: Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:: ca. 1200 BCE

Period:: Late Shang dynasty, early Anyang period

Topic:: inlay (process) Search this; metal Search this; bronze Search this; nephrite Search this; Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE) Search this; China Search this; Chinese Art Search this

Credit Line:: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:: F1941.4

Restrictions & Rights:: Usage conditions apply

On View:: Freer Gallery 19: Afterlife: Ancient Chinese Jades

Related Online Resources:: Google Cultural Institute; Jades for Life and Death

See more items in:: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3620e3631-8fc7-4dee-80fc-6c0d39535ce0

EDAN-URL:: edanmdm:fsg_F1941.4

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