Ceremonial Blade

date

3400 BCE - 2250 BCE

creation place

Asia, China, Jiangsu ; Zhejiang

medium & support

Cut and polished nephrite jade

measurements

3 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 3/16 in. (8.26 x 31.75 x 0.48 cm)

credit line

Gift of David T. Owsley

accession number

2013.019.105

keywords

Asians, ceremonial object, ceremony, Chinese, Chinese religion, civilization, component, culture, etiquette, family, government, human being, Mongolians, nationality, non-Christian religion, occupations, race (human), religion, rite, ritual, ritual object, society, state, supernatural

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