CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZE DECORATED SPEAR
Ca. 1200-800 BC.
A beautifully formed bronze socketed spear with a solid blade and conical-shaped shaft for attaching to a piece of wood. The neck is adorned with register of finely engraved decoration. The military of Warring States region covers primarily to the military apparatuses of the seven Warring States who bought around 475-221 BC when the state of Qin conquered the other six regional states. Forming what we know today as China's first imperial dynasty. The Qin Dynasty.
Size: L:340mm / W:45mm ; 220g
Provenance: From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed before 2000 on the UK /European art markets.

Estimate: GBP 300 - 600