Guei
CultureChinese
DateShang dynasty (1500-1045 B.C.E.)
MediumCalcified white marble
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1/8 × 14 inches (7.62 × 0.32 × 35.56 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number35-91
On View
On viewGallery Location
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DescriptionUndecorated white blade form with pointed tip. With gold silk brocade fitted box. Blade has been broken and repaired.ProvenancePurchased through Laurence Sickman by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1935.
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