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Title
Bronze: implement
Description
One bronze dagger-axe or ge. Obverse and reverse exhibit green-brown patina. End of blade (yuan) is broken off. Head of yuan broadens into crosspiece extension (hu). Lower part of hu presents a rectangular perforation (qiong). Behind hu is a flange or nei the obverse and reverse of which is grooved with a simple U-shape.
Source
Rewi Alley
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
123.73x99.05mm (l x w)
Museum Ac. No.
C1956.435
Usage Rights
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Period
Warring States Period (480-221 BC)
Collection
Citation
“Bronze: implement,” China, Art and Cultural Diplomacy, accessed October 24, 2024, http://rewialleyart.nz/items/show/885.