Jade blade spear

[Jade blade spear]

Jade blade spear, 18.3 cm in height, 4.8 cm in width and 0.1kg in weight
The spear consists of a bronze handle and a jade blade. The handle is cone-shaped and hollow, with a series on both sides, a hole at one end, and a peach shape at the other end, with grooves. The leaf-shaped jade blade is inlaid on it. The handle is decorated with animal face and leaf patterns
The spear is an ancient weapon. It appeared in the early Shang Dynasty and continued to the Han Dynasty. It is one of the weapons commonly used in war. The jade blade spear is not a practical weapon, but a weapon for etiquette.
It is rare that the spear with bronze handle inlaid with jade blade is completely preserved