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Title
Bronze: implement
Description
One slender bronze dagger. Exhibits green-brown patina. Upper butt moulded into opposed horn spirals. Obverse and reverse of butt present moulded linear scale pattern and a stylized human mask at the juncture of butt and blade.
Source
Rewi Alley
Provenance
Gifted by Alley to Canterbury Museum during a visit to Christchurch in 1973.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
236x35x12mm (l x w x h)
Museum Ac. No.
C1973.9
Usage Rights
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Period
Han Dynasty (206BC-220AD)
Collection
Citation
“Bronze: implement,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed October 24, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/834.