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Dagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked
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 weapon of the type ko [ge] 戈; pointed end, beveled sides, and two cutting edges; long, slightly indicated handle indented at end and perforated; black and dark olive green; decoration: in relief and incised, both sides alike, short lateral ridges above handle, three groups of triple lines at perforation. (Slightly chipped; one granular defect.)
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDagger-axe (<em>ge</em> 戈), fragment reworked. ca. 2000-ca. 1400 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
