Medium:

Bronze with meteoritic iron blade

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 16.8 × 11.1 × 2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/8 × 13/16 in)

Type:

Weapon and Armament

Origin:

Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1100-1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, late Anyang period

Description:

Blade decorated with casting in relief. Broken off, and heavily encrusted with aerugo to which fragments of wood adhere. Other parts patinated with malachite and some azurite; areas of unaltered metal.

Collection:

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History:

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Topic:

casting  Search this

metal  Search this

bronze  Search this

dragon  Search this

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

mask  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1934.10

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

On View:

Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d0e9c2d7-7064-4511-a469-bd182a6d5426

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1934.10