Subasta Bidspirit | SEVEN BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE

SEVEN BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE China, late Shang – early Zhou dynasty 30,5 cm the largest Provenance : Fabrizio Savi collection, acquired from Anthony J. Allen, Auckland, New Zealand, between 995 and 2000. The dagger-axe has been for many centuries the most important of the weapons available to the Chinese army. It consists of a double blade inserted trought the tang on a wooden stick, and had devastating effects especially when handled by a man on a charriot.