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- Collection: Eurasian Steppe Bronzes
Weapon: Battle axeA pickaxe called a hezueifu, or crane-beaked axe; it has two long, pointed blades on opposite sides of a large round socket or shafthole.
Spoon with two birdsA tiny oval spoon ornamented with two confronted bird figures on the handle; the handle of the spoon is stub-like, with a hollow transverse bar atop…
Short sword with two inverted bird heads on pommelA short sword with a pommel, formed by two stylized bird heads that are inverted and placed back to back; the guard is formed by two additional bird…
Short sword with round pommelA short sword with a flat hilt with rounded edges; the hilt has an indented rope-like pattern on either side of a central groove; the round pommel at…
Short sword with rattleA short sword with a slightly (and intentionally) bent oval hilt, ending in a rattle consisting of four straps with a low convex cap; the rounded…
Short sword with openwork hiltA short sword comprising a straight tapering blade with pronounced midrib and an elaborate lattice-work hilt; the hilt is made up of three layers of…
Short sword with a pommel of two addorsed hollow ballsA short sword containing a flat hilt adorned with a sunken central strip filled by a row of raised squares; the hilt ends with a pommel comprising two…
Short sword with a flat pommel that curves to form ring-like terminalsA short sword with a flat hilt adorned by two vertical grooves; the pommel is also flat, and curves to form two adjacent rings; the blade is slender…
Rowel-hilt knifeAn elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped…
Rowel-hilt knifeAn elaborate geometrically-decorated knife; it has a complex openwork pommel in the shape of a wheel, with five spokes projecting out of a ring-shaped…