File:Cincinnati Art Museum - Dagger-Axe, Ge.jpg

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A bronze dagger-axe, or ge, dating back from the Shang dynasty on display in the Cincinnati Art Museum.

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Dagger-Axe, Ge   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Unknown artistUnknown artist
Title
Dagger-Axe, Ge
Object type dagger
object_type QS:P31,Q182780
Description
English: A bronze dagger-axe, or gē, dating back from the Shang dynasty (during the Anyang period) on display in the Cincinnati Art Museum. The blade resembles an animal thus indicating it was used for rituals.
Date 12th century BCE
Medium bronze
medium QS:P186,Q34095
Dimensions L. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
institution QS:P195,Q2970522
Current location
East Asian Art
Accession number
1980.52
Place of creation China
Place of discovery China
Credit line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. B. Kemper Westfall
Source/Photographer Jason Zhang
Source RAW file of the image is available from the author.

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