Archaic adze head, modern imitation
Archaic adze head, modern imitation

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Archaic adze head, modern imitation,

ca. 7000–1500 BCE

Chinese
Neolithic period, ca. 8000–2000 BCE
1998-247

Information

Title
Archaic adze head, modern imitation
Dates

ca. 7000–1500 BCE

Medium
Brownish black stone
Dimensions
h. 17.8 cm., w. 16.7 cm., d. 0.9 cm., diam. hole ca. 3.0 cm. (7 x 6 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien in honor of Allen Rosenbaum
Object Number
1998-247
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese, Chinese Neolithic periods
Type
adzes
Materials
stone

–1998 Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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