Dagger-Ax (Ge)
This dagger-ax is cast with series of slits to be tied to a shaft, and it is distinctive for the curved profile of its short beak. On one side it bears an inscription naming the Yan Kingdom, one of the last states to fall to the Qin Empire during the Warring States period.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dagger-Ax (Ge)
- Date: 3rd century BCE
- Culture: Chinese, Yan kingdom
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm); L. 10 1/4 in. (26.04 cm); Wt. 11.2 oz. (317 g)
- Classification: Shafted Weapons
- Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1913
- Object Number: 13.220.139a
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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