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Document identity
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155788
label
Ceremonial Axe (Fu)
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object
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Source metadata
id
155788
contentType
object
title
Ceremonial Axe (Fu)
date
c. 1900–1500 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752180
genreSpecific
Jade
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3/16 in.)
cul
China, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE)
accession
1991.115
Source extras
tec
jade (nephrite)
tombstone
Ceremonial Axe (Fu) (斧), c. 1900–1500 BCE. China, Erlitou culture (c. 1900–1500 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 10.5 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of J. E. Eskenazi (Limited), London, 1991.115
titleInOriginalLanguage
斧
collection
China - Neolithic
didYouKnow
This ceremonial axe is made of carefully worked jade rather than metal.
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 78, no. 413
citation
Wilson, J. Keith, and Anne E. Wardwell. “New Objects/New Insights: Cleveland’s Recent Chinese Acquisitions.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 81, no. 8 (October 1994): 270–347.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 4, p. 346
creditline
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of J. E. Eskenazi (Limited), London
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:05:23.229000
sourceId
155788
dept
Chinese Art
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China - Neolithic
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jade (nephrite)
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