Spear head (mao)
Unknown Artist
6th–4th century BCE
Medium
Bronze with metallic inlay
Dimensions
H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
China · Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Accession Number
1985.214.27
Rights
Public Domain