Chinese Shang Dynasty Bronze Axe, ex-Piscopo

China, Shang Dynasty, 1556 to 1046 BCE. This is a cast bronze halberd blade, a broad triangular blade with hafting slits along the back edge. It has a small rectangular panel for hafting purposes. The

Far East, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large cast bronze Han Dynasty pole axe with a lengthy dual-edged blade, a pronounced blood ridge on both faces, each ridge punctuated by an attra

Chinese Shang dynasty bronze yue axe head. With a wide flattened blade and curved cutting edge. Raised t'ieh design on both sides. The haft is decorated with taotie masks in relief. Pierced with three

China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1046 BCE. This is a fine example of one of the earliest bronze weapons - it is an axe blade with a round socket and a flared, simply decorated butt. The blade has a d

**First Time At Auction** East Asia, China, Late Neolithic period, ca. 2000 BCE. A small bronze axe head with a socketed hafting end, a gently tapering neck, a broad head, and flared blade tips. Thick

Far East, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. This is a cast bronze, decorated bell with a delightful shape and a delicate and still attached clapper. This bell would have been affixed to the s

Ancient China. Han Dynasty, ca. 222 BCE to 200 CE. Rare solid bronze chisel used for delicate work. Long thin tool sharpened at the end with flared knob on the other, small suspension loop in the cent

China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 250 BCE. This is the bronze hilt of a highly decorative sword or dagger that once had an iron blade - the remains of the iron blade remain trapped by the guard but it i

China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. This is a bronze knife, known as a dao, with blade, guard, and tang; it is missing its perishable handle. The tang ends in a clover shape; the guard has a decora

Antique Chinese bronze dagger-axe with a beak-shaped blade and a pointed tip, and a rhomboid cross-section. Possibly Shang dynasty. This weapon is a dagger-shaped blade that would have been mounted to

**Originally Listed At $1200** East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A long, socketed bronze spearhead with a nice shape and heft. A wide, flat ridge runs up the center of the blade, w

China, Bronze Age, ca. 1700 to 200 CE. This is a pair of small bronze socketed axe heads. One has the remnants of a wooden handle inside of its socket; the other, slightly larger, has an incised desig

China, Warring States Period, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a ge (dagger-axe) blade. The ge was an early pole weapon, with a dagger-shaped blade mountain by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. This ge

China, Han Dynasty, ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE. This is a decorated bronze hilt from a short sword with a flame-like shape to the guard, a grip with a bumpy surface that makes it pleasing to hold, and a di

China, Warring States, 475 to 221 BCE. This is a ge (dagger-axe) blade. The ge was an early pole weapon, with a dagger-shaped blade mountain by its tang to a perpendicular wooden shaft. This ge was ma

Ancient Chinese Bronze Knife weapons Zhou Dynasty, 1st millennium B.C. Size 4 1/2 8 5/8 inches. A collection of 3 Ancient China Bronze Dagger-axe together with two weapons. Provenance: EX Arte Primiti

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE;

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 37.5 cm. W. 37 cm. Weight 8300 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE WARE H. 49 cm. W. 49 cm. Weight 26 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 17.5 cm. W. 24 cm. Weight 1378 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 21 cm. L. 17.5 cm. Weight 1700 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE THREE-LEGGED FURNACE H. 37 cm. W. 27 cm. Weight 15350 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE WARE, 8TH CENTURY BC H. 21.5 cm. W. 29 cm.

**Originally Listed At $500** China, Shang Dynasty, 16th to 11th century BCE. This is a bronze spear head (in Chinese, a mao) with a highly defined ridge and hollow body as well as a hollow socket. Th