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Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)
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Forked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋)

ca. 2000-1600 BCE · Jade (nephrite)

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Ceremonial implement; blade with lateral edges flaring slightly to form concave upper end; indented lateral projections on each side above perforated tang; opaque black with small brown strata mark on tang; areas of silvery incrustation.

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
Subjects
Ceremonial objects
Credit lineForked blade (<em>zhang</em> 璋). ca. 2000-1600 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
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