National Museum of Asian Art
Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
ca. 2000-1600 BCE
Ceremonial implement; blade with lateral edges flaring slightly to form concave upper end; indented lateral projections on each side above perforated tang; opaque black with small brown strata mark on tang; areas of silvery incrustation.
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