Insignia (gui) in the Form of an Adze with Incised Images

Culture: Chinese
Culture: Longshan culture, c.3000–c.2000 BCE
Period: Chinese Neolithic period, 8000–2000 BCE
Date: 2600–2000 BCE
Material: Jade (nephrite)
made in: Shandong province, China, Asia
Classification: Arms & armor, jades
Collection: Asian Art
Current Location: On View, Gallery 233
Dimensions: height: 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
width: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
depth: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
diameter of larger opening: 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
diameter of smaller opening: 7/16 in. (1.1 cm)
weight: 16 oz. (0.5 kg)
Credit Line: Bequest of Leona J. Beckmann
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 20:1985

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