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AN ARCHAIC BRONZE HALBERD BLADE, GE
Western Han Dynasty, Dian culture
The curving blade cast with geometric pattern and swirls leading to a
pair of forked wings, the shaft set with two narrow rectangular slits for
attachment.
21.7cm (8 5/8in) long

£3,000 - 5,000
CNY27,000 - 45,000
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西漢滇文化 青銅漩渦紋曲援戈

Provenance: the Sze Yuan Tang collection, acquired in Hong Kong
circa 1980s-1990s

來源： 思源堂收藏，於約1980至1990年代購自香港

Compare a similar bronze halberd blade, excavated from Jiangchuan,
Yunnan Province, illustrated in The Complete Works of Yunnan National
Fine Arts. Bronze Arts of the Dian Kingdom, Kunming, 2000, p.123,
no.113.

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