Bronze ge-halberd

Spring & Autumn Period (770--476 BC)

Overall length 25cm

Unearthed at Gejiazhuang, Xingtai City, Hebei Province, 1994

By courtesy of Institute of Archaeology of Hebei Province

  Eight characters in bird script were engraved on its narrow blade, four in each side, and inlaid with gold. It has a wide tang and a long dewlap with three rectangular perforations. This exquisitely molded weapon is valuable for studies on both ancient weapons paleography.

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