Object Title
Thin, plain, greenish blade
Measurements
7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm) l.
Creation Date
Neolithic or early Archaic, ca. 3000-1000 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Jean Salisbury, Class of 1949
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/s/1e4j6b
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
1988 with Bluett & Sons, Ltd., London; 1988 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Bluett & Sons, Ltd.); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Provenance for this object is established to at least 1988, in London, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.