AN ARCHAIC BRONZE DAGGER AXE (GE) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC the base of the slender tapered blade cast in relief with a triangular mask with flared horns flanking a crest in the form of an inverted cicada motif, the haft with taotie mask in intaglio intended for inlay, encrusted with green patina with flaked areas showing the underlying brown cuprite length 9 3/8 in., 24 cm
AN ARCHAIC BRONZE DAGGER AXE (GE) LATE SHANG / EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH CENTURY BC the base of the slender tapered blade cast in relief with a triangular mask with flared horns flanking a crest in the form of an inverted cicada motif, the haft with taotie mask in intaglio intended for inlay, encrusted with green patina with flaked areas showing the underlying brown cuprite length 9 3/8 in., 24 cm
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