AN UNUSUAL BRONZE HOOKED HALBERD BLADE OR FINIAL
AN UNUSUAL BRONZE HOOKED HALBERD BLADE OR FINIAL

ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100-256 BC

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AN UNUSUAL BRONZE HOOKED HALBERD BLADE OR FINIAL
ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 1100-256 BC
Flat cast and cut out in the form of an openwork crest rising from a tapering socket of lenticular section pierced on both sides with a rectangular aperture for attachment, with sharply incurved hooks projecting from one side, with linear decoration on both sides conforming to the shape of the crest, with mottled brown and green patina
15 in. (38 cm.) high, stand
Provenance
Acquired prior to 1978.

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