National Museum of Asian Art
Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈)
ca. 2000-ca. 1400 BCE
Large emblematic weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈 (Broken in two and mended; one chip missing). Mottled gray, black and brownish nephrite, somewhat translucent; decorative band of parallel and criss-cross lines engraved on the butt of the blade; a conical perforation in the tang; inscription of thirty characters.
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