Dagger-Axe (ge)
- Culture
- Chinese
- Dynasty
- Shang dynasty, c.1600–c.1046 BCE
- Date
- 13th–early 11th century BCE
- Material
- Bronze
- Classification
- Arms & armor, metalwork
- Collection
- Asian Art
- Current Location
- On View, Gallery 233
- Dimensions
- height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
width: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
depth: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
weight: 12.8 oz. (0.4 kg) - Credit Line
- Gift of J. Lionberger Davis
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Object Number
- 212:1950
Provenance
- 1947
Mathias Komor (1909–1984), New York, NY, USA
1947 - 1950
J. Lionberger Davis (1878–1973), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Mathias Komor [1]
1950 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by J. Lionberger Davis [2]
Notes:
[1] Purchase mentioned in the list of art objects that J. Lionberger Davis gave the Museum, dated December 11, 1950 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 7, 1950.
Mathias Komor (1909–1984), New York, NY, USA
1947 - 1950
J. Lionberger Davis (1878–1973), St. Louis, MO, USA, purchased from Mathias Komor [1]
1950 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, given by J. Lionberger Davis [2]
Notes:
[1] Purchase mentioned in the list of art objects that J. Lionberger Davis gave the Museum, dated December 11, 1950 [SLAM document files].
[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, December 7, 1950.
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