Title: Perforated Axe
Object type: Axe
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture (ca. 3200–2000 BCE)
Medium: Stone
Dimensions: W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); L. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Classification: Hardstone
Credit line: Purchase, Barbara and William Karatz Gift, 2001
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY