Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk
National Museum of Asian Art

Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk

ca. 1250 - ca. 1050 BCE

Jade (nephrite)
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Ch'i-pi [qibi] 戚璧, or battle axe pi [bi] 璧 disc. Buff colored with some darker mottling.

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