Date: Shang (16^th-11^th century BCE)

Dimensions: Length 27.3 cm, Width 7.3 cm

Material: Jade, turquoise, bronze

• Object Type：
  • JADE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery

Jade ge dagger, as a type of ritual weapon, often featured a pointed tip, a curved blade, and a straight tang. Ge daggers might have a close association with gui tablets and zhang blades. From the Warring States period on, jade ge took the influence of contemporary bronze dagger-axes to have a hu (胡; a bolster) before its decline.