ID 432475
Lot 1 | A VERY RARE JADE HALBERD BLADE WITH TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE ...
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 25 000
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, 12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The jade blade is well polished to each side with four facets and drilled from one side with a fastening hole. The bronze shaft is cast to each side with a stylised ram's head inlaid with turquoise. The stone is of a greyish-green tone with opaque-white alteration showing markings of straw matt wrapping.
9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm.) long
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Medium: | Bronze |
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| Historical era: | Antique period |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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