Title: Ceremonial blade
Object type: Ceremonial blade
Date: first half 2nd millennium BCE
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period–Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY