Harvard Art Museums > 1942.185.147.A: Jade Ritual Blade Weapons and Ammunition Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Jade Ritual Blade , 1942.185.147.A,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 09, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/205413. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1942.185.147.A Title Jade Ritual Blade Classification Weapons and Ammunition Work Type knife Date 11th-10th century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/205413 Physical Descriptions Medium Mottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan Dimensions 38.4 x 17.7 cm (15 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane Accession Year 1942 Object Number 1942.185.147.A Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Jenny So, Early Chinese Jades in the Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2019), pp. 88, 90, fig. 2 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
