• Axe shaft cap
  • Axe shaft cap
  • Axe shaft cap
  • Axe shaft cap
  • Axe shaft cap
  • Axe shaft cap

Axe shaft cap

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Maker(s)
Artist: Liangzhu culture 良渚 (ca. 3300-ca. 2250 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Object Date
ca. 3300-2250 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 3.2 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm (1 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in)
Origin
China, Lake Tai region
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1916.512
斧柄帽
新石器時代晚期良渚文化(公元前3300--2250年)
中國太湖地區
軟玉
高3.2、寬7.2、厚2.4釐米
查爾斯·蘭·佛利爾贈送
器物編號:F1916.512
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
You Xiaoxi 游篠溪 (C.L. Freer source) (late 19th-early 20th century)
Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919)
Description
Sword fitting: Pommel of sword or dagger; in form of elongated oval block with projecting hollow and perforated shaft at the base, a plain painted oval form in relief on top is only decoration; mottled cream tones and black; smooth surface except for some rough and chipped areas.

Acquired with a box, now lost.
Past label text
Curatorial Remarks
Published References
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