WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)

Details

A JADE SPEARHEAD
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The weapon with a pointed head is plain in decoration, with two perforations on the bottom for attachment.
6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Dexinshuwu Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991

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Lot Essay

Compare to a bronze spearhead of very similar shape, cast with mask motif, unearthed from the tomb of King Chu in Shizishan, Xuzhou city in Jiangsu province, illustrated in Da Han Chu Wang: Xuzhou Xihan Chuwang lingmu wenwu jicui, Beijing, 2005, p. 128 (fig. 1).

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