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WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
Details
A BRONZE CEREMONIAL DAGGER-AXE, GE
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The dagger-axe is cast in openwork with a sinuous dragon framed by beveled edges. The surface has a pale grey-green patination.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, softwood stand, cloth box
WARRING STATES PERIOD (475-221 BC)
The dagger-axe is cast in openwork with a sinuous dragon framed by beveled edges. The surface has a pale grey-green patination.
5 1/8 in. (13 cm.) long, softwood stand, cloth box
Provenance
Collection of Alexandre J. Argyropoulos (1894-1978), Greek Ambassador to China, late 1940s-early 1950s, and thence by descent within the family.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York.
J. J. Lally & Co., New York.
Literature
A. J. Argyropoulos, “The Chinese Ritual Bronzes,” The Connoisseur Magazine, London, February 1964, p. 94, pl. 9.
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