Accession No
1937.336
Description
Gē. Copper alloy dagger-axe. Double-edged blade (yüán) which tapers sharply to a point; bevelled edges; both surfaces have a raised midrib with a central ridge, which extends up where the blade meets the tang (nà) and has a small square lashing hole (chuān); the lower edge of the blade curves downwards to merge with the vertical elongation of the edge (hú), curving at the bottom corner; the hú has three rectangular chuān; flat, rectangular tang with flat, straight sides and a triangular chuān; the lower lug extends below the blade.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
Source
Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1937.336
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
195mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Bronze halberd, 'KO'.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Blade almost perpendicular to the haft. Four holes in the blade.
Event Date 12/7/2001
Author: Esther Laver
Description (Physical description)
Gē. Copper alloy dagger-axe. Double-edged blade (yüán) which tapers sharply to a point; bevelled edges; both surfaces have a raised midrib with a central ridge, which extends up where the blade meets the tang (nà) and has a small square lashing hole (chuān); the lower edge of the blade curves downwards to merge with the vertical elongation of the edge (hú), curving at the bottom corner; the hú has three rectangular chuān; flat, rectangular tang with flat, straight sides and a triangular chuān; the lower lug extends below the blade.
Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Esther Laver
FM:65519
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