Auction 74 Part 1
ASIAN ART
Jan 16, 2020
Italy
Piazza Lovatelli, 1 00186 - Roma
Terms of sale
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LOT 5:
SEVEN BRONZE DAGGER-AXE BLADES, GE
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Start price:
€
2,000
Estimated price:
€2,000 - €3,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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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.
