LOT 1:
SEVEN BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE
plus...
|
|
![]() |
Vendu pour: €1 200
Prix de départ:
€
1 000
Prix estimé :
€1 500 - €2 000
Commission de la maison de ventes: 25%
Plus de détails
|
SEVEN BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE
China, late Shang – early Zhou dynasty
One with an incised stylized arrow.
30,5 cm the largest
Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 995 and 2000.
The dagger-axe has been for many centuries the most important of the weapons available to the Chinese army. It consists of a double blade inserted trought the tang on a wooden stick, and had devastating effects especially when handled by a man on a charriot.
![](https://bidspirit-portal.global.ssl.fastly.net/common/images/system/pagePreLoader.gif)
![](https://bidspirit-portal.global.ssl.fastly.net/common/images/system/pagePreLoader.gif)