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Axe

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Jade, Neolithic period Dawenkou to Longshan culture (2400–1900 BCE), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Samuel T. Peters 1916
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Title: Axe
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Jade, Neolithic period Dawenkou to Longshan culture (2400–1900 BCE), China.

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