2020 119 - 131 A COLLECTION OF 13 BRONZE BLADES

2020 119 - 131 A COLLECTION OF 13 BRONZE BLADES

A collection of Bronze Age tool blades. Axes and adzes in a variety of shapes, and with a variety of natural patinas: blue-green (from wet soil), black-green (from dry soil), and yellow-bronze caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom.
From the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.

Red River Delta

400B.C. - 100A.D.

#119: 2.5cm x 2cm
#120: 2.5cm x 3.3cm
#121: 5cm x 5cm
#122: 5.5cm x 5cm
#123: 6cm x 6cm
#124: 8.5cm x 10cm
#125: 5.8cm x 5.5cm
#126: 8cm x 8cm
#127: 7.7cm x 9.5cm
#128: 6.5cm x 11cm
#129: 10cm x 7.5cm
#130: 9.7cm x 9.5cm
#131: 7cm x 9.5cm