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Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk
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Axe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk

ca. 1250 - ca. 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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Ch'i-pi [qibi] 戚璧, or battle axe pi [bi] 璧 disc. Buff colored with some darker mottling.

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
Credit lineAxe (<em>yue</em> 鉞), made from a collared disk. ca. 1250 - ca. 1050 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer. CC0.

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