CHINESE WARRING STATES SPEAR HEAD

Circa 1200-800 BC A beautifully formed Koban Culture bronze socketed spear with nicely shaped, solid blade and conical socketed shaft for attaching to a piece of wood. Nicely patinated. The military of Warring States region covers primarily to the military apparatuses of the seven Warring States who bought around 475 – 221 BC when the state of Qin conquered the other six regional states. Forming what we know today as China’s first imperial dynasty. The Qin Dynasty. Size: L:365mm / W:40mm ; 300g. Provenance: UK private collection of Asian Art; formerly acquired in the early 1990s in Hong Kong.