Period:Shang dynasty Production date:12thC BC-11thC BC
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast
Subjects:arms/armour
Dimensions:Length: 27.40 centimetres
Description:
Bronze spear-head with a flat blade.
IMG
![图片[1]-spear BM-1966-0223.9-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 were the halberd and the spear, such as this spear-head (they were mounted vertically).
Materials:bronze
Technique:cast
Subjects:arms/armour
Dimensions:Length: 27.40 centimetres
Description:
Bronze spear-head with a flat blade.
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 were the halberd and the spear, such as this spear-head (they were mounted vertically).
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