Weapons and AmmunitionChinese1st millennium BCE

Knife (Dao) with Ring Handle-End

13th-8th century BCE

Classification

Weapons and Ammunition

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

1st millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 24.1 x W. 3.8 cm (9 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).

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