probably Western Zhou
L. 24.8 x W. 10.9 cm (9 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Bronze
ChineseBronze
ChineseBronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseCopper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianWatered steel with gold inlay
17th centuryPersianCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishIron
ChineseLead
GreekBronze inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseCopper alloy
9th-7th century BCEIrishBronze
6th-5th century BCEGreek