Title: Ritual Axe
Object type: Ritual Axe
Date: 3rd millennium BCE
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic, late Dawenkou–early Longshan culture (2400–1900 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: L. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Purchase, Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Gift and Rogers Fund, 1991
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY