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Ceremonial axe
Ceremonial axe

Ceremonial axe

Object number57.63
ProvenancePurchased from Altman Antiques; Eugene Fuller Memorial Collection, 1957
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions17 5/16 x 11 15/16 x 1 5/8 in. (44 x 30.4 x 4.1 cm)
MediumBronze and copper
Qi (Ceremonial Axe)
Qi (Ceremonial Axe)
Chinese
late 16th-late 11th century BCE
Object number: 48.78
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
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18th century
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Dagger axe (ge)
Dagger axe (ge)
Chinese
8th-4th century B.C.
Object number: 37.29
Axe head/whetstone
Axe head/whetstone
9th-7th century B.C.
Object number: 40.102
Image Not Available for Axe head
Axe head
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.103
Image Not Available for Axe head
Axe head
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.104
Image Not Available for Axe head
Axe head
700-400 B.C.E.
Object number: 2007.105
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Waterdropper
Japanese
Object number: 92.47.141
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Openwork Roundel in Trumpet Style
Roman
Mid 2nd century
Object number: 59.23
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Vessel (Yi)
Chinese
5th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 86.286
Openwork Roundel (Chatelaine Plaque)
Openwork Roundel (Chatelaine Plaque)
6th-7th century
Object number: 59.24
Image Not Available for Chien (Ceremonial Sword)
Chien (Ceremonial Sword)
Chinese
4th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.9