Description (Inscription)
The inscription of Chinese characters on the tang reads: '敔之造戟', meaning the halberd (jǐ) made by [a person named] yǔ.
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou

Context (Analysis)
Professor Cheng says it is a fake.
Event Date
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Bronze halberd. Without 'dewlap', 'HU', ornamented on butt (See card for sketch) with inscription on one face.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
One hole through blade, another through ?tang.
Event Date 12/7/2001
Author: Esther Laver

Description (Physical description)
Gē. Copper alloy dagger-axe, possibly a fake. Doubled-edged blade with rounded point and central ridge on both surfaces; circular hole through the blade to one side of the central ridge; asymmetrical guard; flat rectangular tang with curved corners, one small hole, and decorated with an embossed motif of two hooked curves facing each other. One surface of the blade also has an inscription.
Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver