Spearhead
ClassificationsArms and Armor-projectile points
Date475-221 BCE
Made AtChina, Asia
MediumBronze
Dimensions11 × 1 1/2 in. (27.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Kevin Branch
Object number2000.50.4
DescriptionDuring the Warring States period (475-221 BCE), weapons were produced in great numbers to accommodate the demand of large armies. As a result, the design of the weaponry was largely plain, however, this spearhead is an exception to the rule. The elegant aperture that would have socketed into a shaft is typical of the period’s southeastern Wu and Yue states. A close examination reveals traces of this spearhead’s original cloth wrapping.On View
On view
475-221 BCE
475-221 BCE
early to mid 20th Century
late 19th - early 20th Century
late 19th - early 20th Century
mid 19th - early 20th Century
