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Ceremonial knife
Chinese
Neolithic period
2500–1900 BC
Medium/Technique
Jade
Dimensions
Overall: 7.7 x 46.9 x 0.3 cm (3 1/16 x 18 7/16 x 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel
Accession Number19.657
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsRitual objects
ProvenanceBy 1918, Hervey E. Wetzel (b. 1888 - d. 1918), Boston; 1918, by inheritance from her cousin, Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, Chicago [see note 1]; 1919, gift of Mrs. Albertine W. F. Valentine, residuary legatee under the will of Hervey E. Wetzel, to the MFA. (Accession date: March 31, 1919)
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.
Notes:
[1] See Wetzel's will of November 8, 1918.