Ⓐ THREE CHINESE BRONZE HALBERDS AND THREE DAGGER-AXES (GE)

Ⓐ THREE CHINESE BRONZE HALBERDS AND THREE DAGGER-AXES (GE), PROBABLY ZHOU DYNASTY OR EARLY WARRING STATES

in excavated condition, cast in one piece, the first with slightly curved terminal blade of flattened-diamond section, pierced along a basal flange with four slots on each face, and the tang pierced with a further slot; the second similar, pierced with three slots at the base; the third probably later; the fourth with broad blade cast with characters on the base of one face and pierced with a single slot; the fifth similar, unmarked, and the sixth similar (unmarked, in two pieces)

the first: 28.5 cm; 11 ¼ in

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Property from the Anthony Dove Collection (1938-2021)

Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey