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Qi (Ceremonial Axe)
Qi (Ceremonial Axe)

Qi (Ceremonial Axe)

Datelate 16th-late 11th century BCE
Maker Chinese
Object number48.78
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Boundless: Stories of Asian Art, Feb. 8, 2020 - ongoing.
Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection
Dimensions5 1/8 in. x 8 1/4 x 1/4 in.
MediumBronze
Ceremonial axe
Ceremonial axe
Object number: 57.63
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
Image Not Available for Chien (Ceremonial Sword)
Chien (Ceremonial Sword)
Chinese
4th-3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.9
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Ceremonial saw
Islamic
10th-12th century
Object number: 57.94
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Ceremonial Cup on Anthropomorphic Stem
Benin Kingdom
18th century
Object number: 68.50
Image Not Available for Chimu ceremonial knife
Chimu ceremonial knife
Peruvian
Object number: 61.103
Image Not Available for Vessel
Vessel
Chinese
5th- 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.1
Image Not Available for Vessel
Vessel
Chinese
5th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 44.13.2