Ceremonial blade
The Ceremonial blade by Maori, New Zealand, is a black stone object. The object is tall and rectangular with rounded edges, darker on the bottom and smoother on top, it has a white area on the top third. There are three holes in the object; a small one near the top, a larger oval one near the bottom, and a very small one between the other two. The object is on a stand with a ruler at the bottom. The object is displayed against a light gray background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- first half 2nd millennium BCE
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Culture
- China
- Dimensions
- 422 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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