Axe, probably reworked from a collared disk

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Period
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE -
Geography
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Material
Jade (nephrite) -
Dimension
H x W x D: 9.2 × 9 × 0.3 cm (3 5/8 × 3 9/16 × 1/8 in) -
Accession Number
S2012.9.269 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.269
Object Details
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Previous custodian or owner
S.N. Ferris Luboshez (1896-1984)Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997) -
Provenance
To 1982S. N. Ferris Luboshez (1896-1984) [1]1982Sale, New York, Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., Chinese and Japanese Works of Art, November 20, 1982, Sale #4966, lot 358: “Small Archaic Jade Axe" [2]To 1997Dr. Paul Singer (1904-1997), Summit, New Jersey [3]From 1997 to 1999In the custody of Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, DC [4]From 1999Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler [5]Notes:[1] See auction catalogue from the Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, November 20, 1982, Sale #4966.[2] See note 1.[3] See object record.[4] Between 1997 and 1999, The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art was in the custody of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington DC[5] See “The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art Gift Agreement” from March 1999, Collections Management Office. The object was formally accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection in 2012. See Acquisition Consideration Form, object file, Collections Management Office. -
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Ceremonial Object -
On View
Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings -
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