Cincinnati Art Museum - Dagger-Axe, Ge

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Cincinnati Art Museum - Dagger-Axe, Ge

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A bronze dagger-axe, or gē, dating back from the Shang dynasty (during the Anyang period) on display in the Cincinnati Art Museum. The blade resembles an animal thus indicating it was used for rituals.

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art of china in the cincinnati art museum
bronze ge dagger axes shang dynasty
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january 2019 in cincinnati
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2016
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Jason Zhang
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art of china in the cincinnati art museum
art of china in the cincinnati art museum
bronze ge dagger axes shang dynasty
bronze ge dagger axes shang dynasty
images in raw image format available
images in raw image format available
january 2019 in cincinnati
january 2019 in cincinnati
photographs taken by hian
photographs taken by hian
ultra high resolution
ultra high resolution
high resolution
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