National Museum of Asian Art
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
ca. 2000-1700 BCE
Ceremonial implement; blade slightly concave on both sides; lateral edges flare to form a concave end with chamfered corners; longitudinal median ridge on one surface; lateral projections on each side above a perforated tang; smoky black with yellowish green translucence in thinnest areas; unctuous surface. (One projection broken; chipped.)
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