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61.
Hollow decorated Bronze Spear head
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (A.C.770-A.C.476)
Collection: The Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research
Institute of Henan Province.
Dimensions: Length 30.7 cm, blade width 8.4 cm, base-mouth
diameter 4.0 cm.
The size is big and the base is cylindrical. The spear ridge
is hollow and connects the base, which has a triangular ring
on one lateral edge. The two wings curve at the end. The
base-mouth is decorated with two sets of animal-face designs
and the blade is decorated in a curved convex pattern. The
base is inscribed with four characters. |
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62.
Hollow decorated Bronze Spear head
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (A.C.770-A.C.476)
Collection: The Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research
Institute of Henan Province.
Dimensions: Length 30.6 cm, wing width 8.0 cm, base-mouth
diameter 3.8 cm.
This large spear has a cylindrical base. The hollow spear
ridge is connected with the base; the base has a triangular
ring on one side. The two wings curve at the end. The
base-mouth is decorated with leaf patterns but it is unknown
if there are any inscriptions as the rust has not been
removed. |
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63.
Bronze Spear head
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-A.C.221)
Collection: Zhengzhou Museum
Dimensions: Length 18.5 cm, width 4.3 cm.
The spear blade is long and thin and the pointed edge is
incomplete. The ridge-line is obvious and runs the length of
the whole spear blade. The base-mouth is an arc and the
cross-section is in a rhombus shape. In the early Shang
Dynasty, spears were narrow but in the late Shang Dynasty,
Western Zhou Dynasty and early Spring and Autumn Period,
spears had wider edges. In the mid and late Spring and Autumn
Period, more spears had narrow edges. |
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64.
Spear head with Chinese character carved
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-A.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum
Dimensions: Length 14.6 cm, base-mouth width 2.9 cm.
The blade of the spear is willow leaf shaped, with the cross
section rhombus and the base elongated. There is a peg-hole at
the top. The Chinese characters ‘申庫’ are inscribed on the
blade. |
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65.
Cleaver
Period: Western Zhou (B.C.1046-B.C.770)
Collection: Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research
Institute of Henan Province.
Dimensions: Length 52.0 cm, width 6.7-7.0 cm, hilt length
8.0 cm.
This has an upward-rising point, a slightly concave edge, and
a crooked back with a hollow angled ridge. The point and
angled ridge are incomplete. There is a narrow straight hilt
that is slightly bevelled. The two sides of the back of the
knife are decorated with a one-legged dragon and cloud and
thunder design. |
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66.
Pole Arm in the shape of a Cleaver
Period: Western Zhou (B.C.1046-B.C.770)
Collection: The Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research
Institute of Henan Province.
Dimensions: Length 23.6 cm, width 6.2 cm, peg-hole width
3.3 cm.
The long rectangular shaped knife has a straight back and
edge. The pommel rolls up and the back has four elliptic
peg-holes, decorated with a triangular thunder pattern. The
blade of the knife is decorated in dragon and tiger relief. |
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67.
Bronze Long Mace
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (B.C.770-B.C.476)
Collection: Henan Museum.
Dimensions: Length 26.3 cm, diameter 4.0 cm.
The bronze body is in a cylinder shape and the surface is
studded with nipple-nails. One end is sealed and the other end
can support a hilt. Rusting is quite serious. |
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68.
Multi-purpose Halberd
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum.
Dimensions: Length 30.0 cm, blade length 21.7 cm, width
22.2 cm.
The front end has a sword-like point, and the back is in the
shape of a dagger-axe. The hu is incomplete with only one hook
left. The back part of the tang is an edged hook with three
peg-holes. The blade is plain and undecorated. |
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69.
Plain Bronze Helmet
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum.
Dimensions: Length 22.0 cm, height 19.5 cm, width 19.0 cm.
The cross-section of the helmet looks like a circle. The upper
part is convex, and the front face has a heart-shaped opening
with edging. The other two sides and back are plain and
undecorated. |
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70.
Iron Dagger
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum.
Dimensions: Length
29.5 cm, width 3.0 cm.
The dagger is of a long rectangular shape with single edge.
The front point gradually curves at the end, while the edge
occupies 3/5 of the total length and at the back is a straight
hilt. It is heavily rusted and certain parts have flaked away. |
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71.
33-Year Zheng Ling Sword
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum
Dimensions: Length 31.8 cm, width 3.6 cm
The sword blade is yellow and green; while the edge reveals
traces of having been used; the grip has an imperial mark. The
blade is inscribed on two lines with 21 characters recording
the year of production and name of the swordsmith. |
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72.
Bronze Sword
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Zhengzhou Museum.
Dimensions: Length 74.5 cm, hilt length 9.0 cm.
This sword has a long-stripe shape. The middle of the blade is
ridged and angled on top. It has a sharp point and edge. There
is a flat grip with no cross-guard or pommel. This kind of
sword was already popular in the early Western Zhou Dynasty. A
special feature of the sword in later periods is that the
blade was lengthened. The late Spring and Autumn Period to the
Warring States Period is the time in which bronze swords
flourished. The popularity of iron swords in the Han Dynasty
led to the eventual abandonment of bronze swords. |
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73.
Sword of Fu Chai - King of the Sate of Wu
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (B.C.770-B.C.476)
Collection: Henan Museum
Dimensions: Length 59.0 cm, gilt length 9.0 cm, width 5.0
cm.
The sword ridge is straight, with an oblique and wide upper
blade surface. The front edge is narrow and the thick
cross-guard resembles the Chinese character 凹 (indentation) .
On the round grip there are two hoops. An animal-face design
is carved on the cross-guard. The upper blade surface of the
sword is designed with nine birds and seal characters meaning
‘For the use of Fu Chai, King of Wu State’. |
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74.
Bronze Sword with Thin Cross-Guard
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (B.C.770-B.C.476)
Collection: Sanmenxia Museum
Dimensions: Length 47.5 cm, width 4.7 cm, grip length 8.5
cm, edge length 39.0 cm.
This sword has a round pommel, hollow hilt, rhombus
cross-guard, is double-edged and has a ridge. The front edge
of the point gradually draws in and the cross-section of the
sword blade is a rhombus. |
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75.
Bronze Sword with Hoop
Period: Spring and Autumn Period (B.C.770-B.C.476)
Collection: Sanmenxia Museum
Dimensions: Length 47.5 cm, edge length 38.7 cm, grip
length 9.0 cm.
The sword has a round pommel and round grip with two hoops. On
the rhombus cross-guard the edge is narrow and long with a
triangular point. The middle part of the ridge is raised. |
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76.
Thin Cross-Guard Plain Bronze Sword
Period: Warring
States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Henan Museum
Dimensions: Length 52.0 cm, cross-guard width 4.7 cm,
pommel diameter 3.7 cm.
The sword has a long la (combination of ridge, upper
blade surface and lower blade surface), oblique, wide, thin
upper blade surface and a cross-guard. The front edge is
narrow and sharp. It has a long la and an oblique and wide
upper blade surface. It has a ridge, rhombus and thin
cross-guard. There is a round grip and pie-shaped pommel, the
centre of which is hollow. The sword is plain and undecorated.
Although the sword has a long history, its point is still very
sharp. |
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77.
Bronze Sword with Hoop
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Sanmenxia Museum
Dimensions: Length 57.5 cm, edge length 47.5 cm.
The sword has a round pommel and grip, which has two parallel
convex hoops. In the middle of the sword is a convex ridge. It
also has a triangular point. |
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78.
Bronze Sword with Hoop
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Sanmenxia Museum
Dimensions : Total length 48.8 cm, edge length 40 cm
It has a round pommel and round grip, which has two hoops. The
middle part of the sword blade is ridged and the point is
triangular. |
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79.
Bronze Sword with Thin Cross-Guard
Period: Warring States Period (B.C.475-B.C.221)
Collection: Sanmenxia Museum
Dimensions: Length 47.5 cm, edge length 39.0 cm
This sword has a round pommel, a round grip and a cross-guard.
The central ridge is raised and the cross section is like a
rhombus. The point is triangular. |
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80.
Bronze Crossbow Mechanism
Period: Han Dynasty (B.C.206-A.D.220)
Collection: Zhengzhou Museum
Dimensions: Length 12.8 cm, width 3.4 cm.
The crossbow engine structure is complete. There is a ya
(device for nocking the string). There is also a guo
(crossbar) equipped with a sight for targeting. Below the
guo is a trigger. The crossbow is a long-range weapon and
is very lethal. The crossbow engine is in bronze and installed
at the back of the crossbow. In the late Spring and Autumn
Period and Warring States Period, the crossbow engine had no
guo but from the Han Dynasty onwards the size of the
engine increased and had a guo, while the casting was
more exquisite. |
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81.
Crossbow from the 6th Year Reign of Emperor Yong Ping
Period: Eastern Han Dynasty (A.D.25-A.D.220)
Collection: Henan Museum
Dimensions: Height 3.5 cm, front width 2.2 cm, back width
2.9 cm.
This weapon has a guo
(crossbar), ya (device for locking the string),
trigger, and pivot, but the hook is incomplete and positioned
within the ya. The front end of the guo is
narrow and there’s a trough inscribed on the face, one end of
the pivot is a square and the other end is round, in order to
fix the ya and trigger on the guo, the sight
device has five graduations for targeting. One side of the
guo has an inscription of more than 30 characters
inscribed on five lines, recording date of production and the
rank of the owner. |
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82.
Bronze Knife with Round Pommel
Period: Han
Dynasty (B.C.206-A.D.220)
Collection: Zhengzhou Museum
Dimensions: Length 53.5 cm, width 2.4 cm, hilt length 10.2
cm. |
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