id:			116683
accession number:	1937.27
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1937.27
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:31.892000

Axe, 1766–1045 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Bronze; overall: 21.2 x 14.2 cm (8 3/8 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund 1937.27

title:				Axe
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creation date:			1766–1045 BCE
creation date earliest:		-1766
creation date latest:		-1045
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creditline:			Edward L. Whittemore Fund
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culture:	China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Shang Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 21.2 x 14.2 cm (8 3/8 x 5 9/16 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'}

* {'description': 'San Francisco, Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939', 'opening_date': '1939-01-01T00:00:00'}

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 797
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n142

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 244
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n268

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 244
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n268

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 324
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n344

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n20

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