Ge (halberd) / Artist Unknown, China
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- Accession Number
- 1960/2.110A&B
- Title
- Ge (halberd)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Medium and Support
- green nephrite with mottling
- Object Creation Date
- 1600 BCE - 1100 BCE
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- China (nation)
- Henan (province)
- Anyang
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- China (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Henan (province)
- Creation Place 4
- Anyang
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase from the collection of Max Loehr
- Dimensions
- 36.5 cm x 7.7 cm x 0.5 cm (14 3/8 in. x 3 1/16 in. x 3/16 in.)
- Primary Object Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Primary Object Type
- dagger
- Secondary Object Classification
- Ritual Objects
- Secondary Object Type
- carving
- Physical Description
- the ceremonial degger-axe replicate in jade a common bronze weapon of the Shang dynasty called ge. It has a wide blade with a sharp point at one end and a plain, rectangular tang on the other.
- Subject Matter
- jade ge dagger-axe or halberd used for for ceremonial display by Shang (circa 16th to 11th century B.C.) elite in Bronze Age China, often discovered as grave goods in elite burials of the Late Shang period, along with bronze halberds and other military hardware associated with chariot warfare. It was probably once hafted to a lacquered wooden handle as part of the elite paraphernalia
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- rock
- rock by form
- weapons and ammunition
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1415 x 543
- File Size
- 38 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.110A&B
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"Ge (halberd); Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.110a-amp-amp-sem-b/1960_2.110.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.