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Axe (<em>fu</em>)
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Axe (<em>fu</em>)

ca. 1600-1050 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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Trapezoidal axe (fu 斧) wider and rounded at the blade; beveled blade and conical perforation; semi translucent, gray green with profuse delicate brown veining, areas of opaque dark brown at both ends; an upper corner chamfered.

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
Subjects
Ceremonial objects
Credit lineAxe (<em>fu</em>). ca. 1600-1050 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
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