Ceremoniële bijl in Ordos-stijl

anonymous, -0300 - -0200

Round axe with rosette decoration. China, Ordos region. Western Zhou period (1050 -771 BC). Bronze.

  • Artwork typeceremonial weapon, battle-ax
  • Object numberAK-MAK-39
  • Dimensionsheight 9.4 cm x width 13.5 cm x depth 1.9 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Ceremoniële bijl in Ordos-stijl

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-39

  • Description

    Bijl met ellips-vormige blad is gedecoreerd met een vijfpuntige ster met doornvormige punten.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Ordos-gebied

  • Dating

    -0300 - -0200

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 9.4 cm x width 13.5 cm x depth 1.9 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (purchase heirs Henri Cornelis Gallois, 1949)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Henri Cornelis Gallois (1885-1938);{Note RMA.} …; from his heirs, fl. 350, with two other objects, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1949;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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