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title: Longshan Jade Blade
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7481/longshan-jade-blade/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Longshan Jade Blade
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7481.jpg)
## Image Caption
A ceremonial blade carved from jade by the [Longshan culture](https://www.worldhistory.org/Longshan_Culture/) of north-east [China](https://www.worldhistory.org/china/), 3000-1700 BCE. Length: 15.8 cm. (British Museum, London)
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Museum, T. B. (2017, October 24). Longshan Jade Blade. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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