Small jadeitite axe

Title	Small jadeitite axe
Date	5th–4th millennium BCE 49th century BCE
Medium	Stone
Classification	Miscellaneous-Stone
Origin	Cretan Cretan
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Bequest of Richard B. Seager, 1926
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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Dated to 5th–4th millennium BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 49th century BCE held in the archive.

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