Dagger axe, ge
Artist: Unknown
On display
This blade, with a ridge on both sides is richly decorated with a large animal head. The blade also has a socket at one end, which is likely to have held a long wooden pole.
Details
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Dagger axe, ge
- Date
- Western Zhou Dynasty (about 1050- about 771 BC)
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- L: 23.1 cm.
- Reference
- CVCSC 0390.A
- Collection
- Chinese Bronzes