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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1987.139
Title
Knife (Dao) with Ring Handle-End
Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Work Type
knife
Date
13th-8th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/200840

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
L. 24.1 x W. 3.8 cm (9 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz
Accession Year
1987
Object Number
1987.139
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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