Pair of Dagger-Axes (<i>Ge</i>)
Unknown Artist
4th–3rd century BCE
Medium
Bronze, lacquer
Dimensions
Dagger-ax (a); H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm); W. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 7.4 oz. (663.4 g); Dagger-ax (b); H. 15 1/4 in. (38.7 cm); W. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 8.3 oz. (688.9 g)
Classification
Shafted Weapons
Culture
Chinese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Henry Keasby Trust, and Kenneth and Vivian Lam Gift, 2000
Accession Number
2000.262a, b