A VERY RARE JADE AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE GE -HALBERD BLADE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PHASE, CIRCA 1300-1100 BC
A VERY RARE JADE AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE GE -HALBERD BLADE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PHASE, CIRCA 1300-1100 BC The jade blade now altered to an opaque dark buff and olive-brown color with median ridge on both sides and slightly beveled edges issuing from the slender hafting bar of the bronze handle, the plain tang pierced with a hole below the hilt cast in the shape of a bird's head with large hooked beak, bifurcated crest and long curled feather on the back of the neck, all inlaid in turquoise tesserae 12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) long
A VERY RARE JADE AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE GE -HALBERD BLADE
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PHASE, CIRCA 1300-1100 BC
A VERY RARE JADE AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE GE -HALBERD BLADE LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PHASE, CIRCA 1300-1100 BC The jade blade now altered to an opaque dark buff and olive-brown color with median ridge on both sides and slightly beveled edges issuing from the slender hafting bar of the bronze handle, the plain tang pierced with a hole below the hilt cast in the shape of a bird's head with large hooked beak, bifurcated crest and long curled feather on the back of the neck, all inlaid in turquoise tesserae 12 3/8 in. (31.3 cm.) long
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