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anonymous: Dagger-axe (ge) with dragons

Artist

anonymous

Title

Dagger-axe (ge) with dragons

Object type

ge / ceremonial weapon

Description

English: Dagger-axe (ge) with dragons. Early Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty; ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.; Bronze with turquoise inlay; H x W: 9.6 x 41.1 cm (3 3/4 x 16 3/16 in); Purchase.

Tiny turquoise mosaics define the coiled dragons, with beaked head, three-clawed paw, and spiraling tail, on the projecting tang of this dagger-axe. X-radiographs of this object reveals it was assembled from different pieces that might not have belonged together originally and were pinned and soldered in place in modern times. These repairs explain the disorderly areas of turquoise inlay (from Smithsonian site

Freer Gallery of Art F1950.9

Date

Circa 1300-1200 BCE

Medium

bronze and turquoise

Dimensions

height: 10.5 cm (4.1 in)

; width: 41 cm (16.1 in)

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art

	Native name	Freer Gallery of Art
	Parent institution	Smithsonian Institution
	Location	12th St. and Jefferson Dr., SW., Washington, D.C.
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 17.16″ N, 77° 01′ 38.64″ W
	Established	1923
	Website	asia.si.edu
	Authority file	: Q1075126 VIAF: 121007573 ISNI: 0000000411316801 ULAN: 500245389 LCCN: n80085247 NLA: 36196310 WorldCat

Accession number

F1950.9 (Freer Gallery of Art)

Place of creation

Shang dynasty

Place of discovery

Yinxu

Object history

discovered (Yinxu)

References

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https://asia.si.edu/object/F1950.9/

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Short title	F1950.9
Date and time of data generation	12 November 2008
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Source	Smithsonian Institution
Copyright holder	The Smithsonian continues to research information on its collections. Contact Smithsonian for current status.
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Image title	; China; ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.; Bronze with turquoise inlay; H x W: 9.6 x 41.1 cm (3 3/4 x 16 3/16 in); Purchase
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