id:			116661
accession number:	1937.25
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.25
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:31.859000

Ge (Dagger-Axe), c. 1600–1050 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Bronze, inlaid with turquoise; overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1937.25

title:				Ge (Dagger-Axe)
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creation date:			c. 1600–1050 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1600
creation date latest:		-1050
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
technique:	bronze, inlaid with turquoise
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Shang Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938', 'opening_date': '1938-01-01T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Wilson, J. Keith. "Lithic Art in the Bronze Age: A Jade Dagger-Axe." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 1 (1990): 2-35.
	page number: 	Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 22
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25160102

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