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Date unknown · Bronze · Asian Art
The dramatic and imposing shape of this massive blade exemplifies the flamboyant style of bronze decoration in the early Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1046–771 B.C.) and suggests that it served as a ceremonial weapon or ritual finial.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Bronze
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Asian Art
- Credit line
- Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2019
