A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE , AND A BRONZE RITUAL BLADE SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC) The tapered halberd blade is crisply cast on each side with a stylised scroll design, and the nei is pierced with a single hafting hole. The knife is cast with a slightly tapered blade and a kidney-shaped ring handle. The surface of both blades have a pale green patina with malachite encrustations. The ge , 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) long The ritual blade 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) long Provenance The halberd blade: Sotheby's London, 19 October 1965, lot 38. Sotheby's London, 14 November 1972, lot 224. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family. The ritual blade: Sotheby's London, 3 April 1979, lot 41. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
A BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE , AND A BRONZE RITUAL BLADE SHANG DYNASTY (1600-1100 BC) The tapered halberd blade is crisply cast on each side with a stylised scroll design, and the nei is pierced with a single hafting hole. The knife is cast with a slightly tapered blade and a kidney-shaped ring handle. The surface of both blades have a pale green patina with malachite encrustations. The ge , 10 ½ in. (26.7 cm.) long The ritual blade 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm.) long Provenance The halberd blade: Sotheby's London, 19 October 1965, lot 38. Sotheby's London, 14 November 1972, lot 224. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family. The ritual blade: Sotheby's London, 3 April 1979, lot 41. The Collection of Michael Michaels (1907-1986), and thence by descent within the family.
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