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Hafted axe with dragons
ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E. Unidentified, Chinese   Late Shang dynasty  Early Anyang period Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) bladeAnyang,  China
Smithsonian Museums
Hafted axe with dragons

ca. 1300-1200 B.C.E.

Unidentified, Chinese
Late Shang dynasty
Early Anyang period

Bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade
Anyang, China

Smithsonian Museums

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