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Bronze qi-axe Western Zhou (11th century --771 BC) Overall height 17.7 cm Unearthed from a Western Zhou tomb, Gejiazhuang, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, 1994 By courtesy of Institute of Archaeology of Hebei Province This curve-edged bronze qi-axe for ritual purpose is decorated with elaborate designs including kui, tiger, stylized cloud as well as openwork animals. An elephant head with curled-up trunk decorates its socket part, and a taotie, its tang with three teeth. |
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