Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
National Museum of Asian Art

Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked

ca. 2000-ca. 1400 BCE

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

Ceremonial weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈; light gray with green cast, pale yellow and blue mottlings; two conical perforations in the tang, drilled from opposite sides of the blade; incised and channeled lines on butt and tang; pointed end and two cutting edges. (Slightly chipped.)

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