Title: Ceremonial Ax
Object type: Ceremonial ax
Date: 13th–11th century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY