National Museum of Asian Art
Harvesting knife (<em>hu</em> 笏), fragment
ca. 2000-ca. 1700 BCE
Large cleaver shaped object of the type kuei [gui] 圭; one long, beveled cutting edge; three conical perforations near upper edge; handle end notched on sides and sharply pointed, opposite end is diagonal; mottled gray and putty colored with cream strata marks, dark cloudings, and reddish brown area near handle; lustrous surface. (Old chips and rough areas.)
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