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Ceremonial Harvesting Knife (Dao)Late Neolithic period or early Bronze Age, Erlitou culture, about 2000-1700 B.C.

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Long, narrow rectangular plaque of dark stone or metal with a mottled blue-gray surface, brass top edge, and four evenly spaced copper rivets

Unknown, Ceremonial Harvesting Knife (Dao), Late Neolithic period or early Bronze Age, Erlitou culture, about 2000-1700 B.C., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Marcia Israel Collection, photo @ Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ceremonial Harvesting Knife (Dao)
Culture
Erlitou
Place Made
China
Date Made
Late Neolithic period or early Bronze Age, Erlitou culture, about 2000-1700 B.C.
Medium
Abraded jade
Dimensions
Length: 18 1/4 in. (46.36 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Marcia Israel Collection
Accession Number
M.89.156.5
Classification
Arms and Armor
Collecting Area
Chinese and Korean Art