Title: Ceremonial blade
Object type: Blade
Date: 2nd millennium BCE
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period–Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: W. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); L. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Frank L. Babbott, 1957
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY