Period:Eastern Zhou dynasty Production date:5thC BC-3rdC BC (circa)
Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:bird mammal
Dimensions:Length: 14.90 centimetres
Description:
End handle to a halberd, ge. The middle part is covered with ornaments. Along the smaller end there is the head of a bird with a long neck which ends in a spiral and is covered in a scale-like pattern. On the opposite end there is the head of a ram on a fairly long neck. The head is covered with scales and spirals, and the neck with flutings. Each of the two flat sides is decorated with a pair of bird’s heads with curving crests projecting from the same neck. Made of bronze.
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![图片[1]-halberd BM-1932-1215.32-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Eastern Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_01281894_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-halberd BM-1932-1215.32-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Eastern Zhou dynasty/Bronzes/mid_01393577_001.jpg)
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Materials:bronze
Technique:
Subjects:bird mammal
Dimensions:Length: 14.90 centimetres
Description:
End handle to a halberd, ge. The middle part is covered with ornaments. Along the smaller end there is the head of a bird with a long neck which ends in a spiral and is covered in a scale-like pattern. On the opposite end there is the head of a ram on a fairly long neck. The head is covered with scales and spirals, and the neck with flutings. Each of the two flat sides is decorated with a pair of bird’s heads with curving crests projecting from the same neck. Made of bronze.
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