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Excellent Chinese Bronze Dagger-axe #1107072

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Excellent Chinese Bronze Dagger-axe #1107072
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Bronze is an alloy of copper, tin, and a small amount of lead. Its appearance signaled the advancement in human culture from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age.For the approximately 2,000 years between the 17th century B.C. up until the Han Dynasty,the Chinese people used rare and precious bronze to cast large quantities of ritual vessels, musical instruments,and weapons that were elegant in form, finely decorated, and clearly inscribed with Chinese characters.They affirm the artistic achievement of ancient China,and demonstrate how early Chinese used their ingenuity to create works incorporating both science and art from resources in nature. This is an excellent bronze dagger-axe decorated with a tiger,which is one of most normal weapon in the war of chinese ancientry.Dagger-axe in that time was the essential and typical weapon of the soldier, and used throughout the whole age. It features the convenient hooked blade with the directly-fixed helve and is a similar shape to today''''s reaphook or sickle. It is the most standard weapon the same as the modern ones.It is kept in good conditions.Its texture is very well. No any crack or damage.And handwork is very wonderful !Please do not give up this item.You shall discover this item possess collection value.
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<tr><td>Condition:GOOD</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:OLD</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:2.8</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:2.7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:5</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:0.3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Excellent Chinese Bronze Dagger-axe</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York</td></tr>
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