Axe Scepter

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

mediaCollectionId

AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.50.46.392

amicoid

MIA_.50.46.392

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2002

aly

2002

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

oty

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

crc

Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

crr

artist

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

late Shang dynasty

crt

late Shang dynasty

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Axe Scepter

otn

Axe Scepter

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

1600 B.C. - 1100 B.C.

oct

1600 B.C. - 1100 B.C.

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-1600

ocs

-1600

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-1100

oce

-1100

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

jade

omd

jade

Materials and Techniques

false

Dimensions:

H.15-3/4 x W.4-5/16 x D.1/4 in.

met

H.15-3/4 x W.4-5/16 x D.1/4 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall, height=length

mcm

overall, height=length

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

50.46.392

ooa

50.46.392

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

ooc

Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

orl

<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Jades such as this, although based on blade and axe shapes, were created for burial or ceremonial occasions rather than for practical use. It is now thought that scepters of this shape were used in military ceremonies.

cxd

<P>Jades such as this, although based on blade and axe shapes, were created for burial or ceremonial occasions rather than for practical use. It is now thought that scepters of this shape were used in military ceremonies. </P>

Context

false

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Axe Scepter