Ceremonial blade (fragment)

Medium

Nephrite

Dimensions

H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.1 cm); D. 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)

Classification

Jade

Culture & Period

China · Neolithic to Shang dynasty (ca. 1600-1046 B.C.)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902

Accession Number

02.18.294