Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1200BC-1050BC (circa)
Materials:bronze, turquoise,
Technique:inlaid, cast,
Dimensions:Length: 21.10 centimetres
Description:
Halberd blade, ‘ge’. Made of turquoise inlaid bronze.
IMG
![图片[1]-halberd; ge BM-1936-1118.36-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Bronzes/mid_00075833_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.The principal types found in Shang tombs are the halberd and the spear. The halberd, a dagger-shaped blade, was mounted horizontally. Examples of Chinese halberds with a tubular haft were developed at Anyang, probably in response to foreign weapons.
Materials:bronze, turquoise,
Technique:inlaid, cast,
Dimensions:Length: 21.10 centimetres
Description:
Halberd blade, ‘ge’. Made of turquoise inlaid 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.The principal types found in Shang tombs are the halberd and the spear. The halberd, a dagger-shaped blade, was mounted horizontally. Examples of Chinese halberds with a tubular haft were developed at Anyang, probably in response to foreign weapons.
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