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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
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