National Museum of Asian Art
Axe (<em>fu</em> 斧)
ca. 2000-1700 BCE
Ceremonial object of axe head shape, of the type fu 斧 or yueh [yue] 鉞; broad and flat with rounded blade edge, sides tapering to a square end with curved boring on edge and a conical perforation directly under it; semitranslucent, richly mottled dark greens with iridescent patches and scattered areas of dull red; wide shallow groove on one surface; upper edge rough; mirror like surface.
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