Hatchet blade
Place of OriginChina
Dateapprox. 4500-2000 BCE
PeriodNeolithic period (approx. 10,000-2000 BCE)
MaterialsNephrite
DimensionsH. 7 in x W. 3 5/8 in, H. 17.8 cm x W. 9.2 cm; Density at top 6.6 mm, center 11.3 mm, at end 4.8 mm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60J801
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsJade And Stones
On View
On viewLocationGallery 13
1900-1950
approx. 1300-1050 BCE
approx. 1300-800 BCE
approx. 1300-1000 BCE
perhaps 1000-100 BCE
1900s
approx. 1900-1940
1900-1949
1900-1930
approx. 1800-1900
approx. 1700-1800
