Axe (yue)
- Artist Culture
- Chinese,
Longshan culture, c.3000–c.2000 B.C. - Period
- Chinese Neolithic period, 8000–2000 BC
- Date
- 2600–2000 BC
- Material
- Jade (nephrite)
- associated with
- Shandong province, China, Asia
- Classification
- Arms & armor, jades
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 233
- Dimensions
- height: 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm)
width: 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
depth: 1/4 in. (0.6 cm)
diameter of indented arc at top edge: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
diameter of circular opening: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm)
weight: 12.8 oz. (0.4 kg) - Credit Line
- William K. Bixby Trust for Asian Art
- Rights
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- Object Number
- 204:1920