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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Details
A BRONZE KNIFE
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The knife is cast with a slender gently curved blade, sharpened on one edge and tapering at the point. The haft is decorated with a stylised scroll motif, terminating with a pierced rectangular handle. The surface has areas of rich green malachite encrustation.
9 in. (22.8 cm.) long
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The knife is cast with a slender gently curved blade, sharpened on one edge and tapering at the point. The haft is decorated with a stylised scroll motif, terminating with a pierced rectangular handle. The surface has areas of rich green malachite encrustation.
9 in. (22.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 15 July 1980, lot 179.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
The Michael Michaels Collection of Early Chinese Art.
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Leila de vos van Steenwijk