Extremely Rare Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Dagger
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:48655089 | Material: Bronze |
Extremely Rare Ancient Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze DaggerEarly Chinese bronze daggers are quite scarce with most coming from the preceding Warring States Period Ca 400-200bc. 3/4" x 1 5/8" x 8"
Single molded daggers in China first date from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period 770-221bc. These soon influenced makers in Japan where actual one piece molds have neen recently discovered by archaeologists dating from 200bc-300ad. During the warring States many kinds of weap...onry were single cast. Chinese bronze casting was well developed by the Shang Dynasty 1200bc where some of the largest bronze bells ever cast were produced and whose size could not produced in the west for over 2000 years.
Single molded daggers in China first date from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period 770-221bc. These soon influenced makers in Japan where actual one piece molds have neen recently discovered by archaeologists dating from 200bc-300ad. During the warring States many kinds of weap...onry were single cast. Chinese bronze casting was well developed by the Shang Dynasty 1200bc where some of the largest bronze bells ever cast were produced and whose size could not produced in the west for over 2000 years.
