Jade bow

[Blue jade bow leveling]

Blue jade bow leveling, Shang, 8.5 cm long, 1.7 cm wide, and 0.8 cm thick
It is made of sapphire and has cinnabar marks on the body. The upper end of the tool body is carved with a scroll dragon with double yin lines. There is a hole at the end of the scroll. Dragon oval eye, mushroom horn, curly nose, two claws, and the back is decorated with curly cloud pattern. There is a half moon-shaped groove in the middle of the body, and the lower end is folded into a sharp blade shape
This weapon is a bow leveler installed at both ends of an ancient bow and arrow. The two galloping bows unearthed from the pits of chariots and horses in Tomb No. 20, Area C, Xiaotun, Yin Xu in Anyang, Henan Province, were once respectively equipped with jade bows and bronze bows, and the shape and decoration of the jade bows were similar to this. In addition, there are bone and wood, and the highest grade of jade