TWO BRONZE GE BLADES
SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 14TH-10TH CENTURY BC
TWO BRONZE GE BLADES SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 14TH-10TH CENTURY BC The larger is cast in intaglio on each side at the top of the blade with a human face between two angled loops at the corners, and in front of a raised stop ridge with lateral flanges that separates the blade from the long tapered tang that is pierced with three holes. The blade of the smaller is cast down the center of each side with two cicadas of diminishing size, and the end of the pierced tang is cast on one side with a dragon and on the other with a very stylized bird or pictograph. 12¾ and 8¼ in. (32.5 and 20.9 cm.) long (2)
TWO BRONZE GE BLADES
SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 14TH-10TH CENTURY BC
TWO BRONZE GE BLADES SHANG/EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 14TH-10TH CENTURY BC The larger is cast in intaglio on each side at the top of the blade with a human face between two angled loops at the corners, and in front of a raised stop ridge with lateral flanges that separates the blade from the long tapered tang that is pierced with three holes. The blade of the smaller is cast down the center of each side with two cicadas of diminishing size, and the end of the pierced tang is cast on one side with a dragon and on the other with a very stylized bird or pictograph. 12¾ and 8¼ in. (32.5 and 20.9 cm.) long (2)
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