Period:Western Zhou dynasty Production date:1100BC-801BC (circa)
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast
Dimensions:Length: 13 centimetres
Description:
Circular axe-head with tubular haft. Made of bronze.
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![图片[1]-axe BM-1936-1118.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00075833_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-axe BM-1936-1118.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00298017_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:First and foremost, the Shang employed bronze for weapons, which are relatively easy to cast (being comparatively flat, they were cast in simple, two-parts moulds) and much more effective than their stone counterparts. They do not seem to have been prized primarily as ceremonial items. When they appear in burials, they represent the fighting power of their owners and were, presumably, the weapons they had used in daily life.Axes and halberds with tubular hafts were of foreign origin. A tubular fitting for the insertion of wooden shafts was popular all over the Iranian area and may have reached China by way of Central Asia or the Mongolian steppes.
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast
Dimensions:Length: 13 centimetres
Description:
Circular axe-head with tubular haft. Made of bronze.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:First and foremost, the Shang employed bronze for weapons, which are relatively easy to cast (being comparatively flat, they were cast in simple, two-parts moulds) and much more effective than their stone counterparts. They do not seem to have been prized primarily as ceremonial items. When they appear in burials, they represent the fighting power of their owners and were, presumably, the weapons they had used in daily life.Axes and halberds with tubular hafts were of foreign origin. A tubular fitting for the insertion of wooden shafts was popular all over the Iranian area and may have reached China by way of Central Asia or the Mongolian steppes.
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