Accession No

1937.349


Description

Máo. Copper alloy spearhead. Short and narrow blade with a prominent midrib. The socket is oval in section, with rivet holes just below the midrib. Inscribed with four roughly incised Chinese characters down the length of the socket on one side. Green patina.


Place

Asia; East Asia; China


Period


Source

Clarke, Louis Colville Gray [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1937.349


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

27mm x 19mm x 138mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Bronze socketed spear head. Socket oval section. Rivet holes just below mid-rib, narrow blade scarcely wider than socket. inscribed with roughly incised characters.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy, probably bronze, spear head. The socket is oval in section. Rivet holes just below mid-rib, narrow blade scarcely wider than socket. Inscribed with roughly incised Chinese characters down the length of the socket.
Event Date 18/6/2019
Author: ashleigh griffin


Description (Physical description)
Máo. Copper alloy spearhead. Short and narrow blade with a prominent midrib. The socket is oval in section, with rivet holes just below the midrib. Inscribed with four roughly incised Chinese characters down the length of the socket on one side. Green patina.

Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:65531

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