Detail View: The AMICA Library: Axe (yue)

AMICA ID: 
AIC_.1950.512
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places: 
Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT: 
Anonymous
Title: 
Axe (yue)
Title Type: 
preferred
View: 
front view
Creation Date: 
Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, 1st half of 3rd millennium B.C.
Creation Start Date: 
-2500
Creation End Date: 
-2000
Materials and Techniques: 
Flat squarish axe - incomplete (plain - ceremonial). Greyish stone, glossy finish, light and dark markings.
Classification Term: 
Jade
Creation Place: 
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions: 
13.4 x 9.5 x .5 cm.
AMICA Contributor: 
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: 
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 
1950.512
Credit Line: 
The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
AIC_.E36434.TIF