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Yue, or axehead, c.1766-1122 BCE (bronze)

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WAM2652504
Image title
Yue, or axehead, c.1766-1122 BCE (bronze)
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Chinese School, Shang Dynasty (1766-1050 BC) / Chinese
Location
Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts, USA
Medium
bronze
Date
c. 1766 BC - c. 1122 BC (C18th BC - C12th BC)
Dimensions
19x8.7x0.5 cms
Image description

Wide, flat, nearly rectangular blade of bronze, flaring slightly at convex cutting edge, and opposed by rectangular projection. Both are pierced with a single, circular hole near mid-height. That of the axeblade is larger.

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Photo: Worcester Art Museum / The John Woodman Higgins Collection / Bridgeman Images
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weapon / blades / axe / axeheads / arms / military / shang dynasty / weapon / weapons / axes / blade / militaria / yue
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Medium 1024 × 548 px 87 × 46 mm 512 KB

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