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This weapon displays the assymetrically placed tang and the strongly crested head of a bird that was a ubiquitous motif in the bronze art of Yin time. The bird's head, and the socket fitted with a blade of jade, are inlaid with turquoise. The meaning of the two holes in the blade is obscure. Patina green.

Dagger-axe (ge), 1600-1100 BCE

China

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