Paleolithic arrow points & celt; 2 W. Zhou stone arrow points; bone arrow points dated Shang
2 W. Zhou arrow points; Paleolithic points, hammer, celt, & decorations
Shang? bone arrow points; whistling arrow at top
whistling bone arrow point, Shang?, 77 mm
stone arrow points, W. zhou, 69 & 48 mm
Shang bronze yue (axe), 197 x 125 mm
Shang bronze yue, 197 x 125 mm
Shang bronze ge or kui, 180 mm
Shang bronze ge, 180 mm
Shang bronze ge, 183 mm
Shang bronze ge (dagger-axe)
Shang bronze ge
Shang ge, 225 mm, Henan Province
Shang ge, 200 mm, Shandong
Shang ge, 240 mm
Shang ge, 191 mm
Shang ge, 191 mm, back side heavily cleaned
Shang or W. Zhou bronze ge
Shang or Western Zhou bronze ge, 213mm
Shang or Western Zhou bronze ge, 146mm
Shang or Western Zhou bronze ge, 232mm
Shang or Western Zhou bronze ge, 191mm
Shang or Western Zhou bronze ge, 163mm
Zhou bronze ge, 150mm
Shang or Western Zhou ge, perhaps ritually bent, 234mm (not counting broken tip)
Shang bronze wei and xia (chariot axle hubs and linchpins)
Spring & Autumn ge, possibly gold-plated
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor (large one probably for horse)
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, 95 x 75 mm, possibly for horse
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, 73 x 40 mm
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, 70 x 36 mm
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, 60 x 35 mm
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, 55 x 24 mm
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, reverse
W. Zhou or Spring & Autumn bronze scale armor, reverse still has traces of original thread
bronze buttons, 34 mm diameter
bronze ornament, perhaps military rank, 43 x 25 mm
Zu from many eras from W. Zhou through Han; parasol tips at bottom
Bronze zu and parasol tips
bronze zu, probably for crossbow, 153 & 85 mm, longer one found in Henan Province
bronze zu, Shang or W. Zhou, 60 mm
bronze zu, 61, 51, & 46 mm
bronze zu, 59 mm & smaller
bronze zu with rotted iron shafts, 27-44 mm
trilobate bronze zu, 24-32 mm
trilobate bronze zu, 33-45 mm
bronze arrowheads, 33mm (left)
bronze arrowheads, 38mm (right)
bronze arrowheads, 37mm (center)
bronze arrowheads, 43mm length
bronze arrow, Henan Province, 55mm
Zhou bronze knives; one use was as an eraser to scrape mistakes off bamboo slips used for writing
Zhou bronze scraper knives: 200, 173, 150, 142, 169 mm
bronze knife, 287 mm
bronze knife, 260 mm
bronze knife, 187 mm
bronze yue, E. Zhou, Mian Co., near Sichuan & Shanxi, 120 & 149 mm
bronze yue, Mian Co., near Sichuan & Shanxi, 120 & 149 mm
bronze axes & chisels (tools, rather than weapons)
bronze adz, 80 mm
bronze adz, side view
Zhou bronze axe, 90mm long
Zhou bronze axe, 112mm long
Zhou bronze chisel or axe, 72mm
Zhou bronze chisel, 225mm
Zhou bronze pick, 135mm
E. Zhou bronze wei & xia (chariot axle hubs & pins)
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 78 mm diameter x 52 mm
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 78 mm diameter x 52 mm, after cleaning (I normally do NOT clean ancient artifacts, but this was a good idea here.)
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 75 mm diameter x 45 mm
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 82 mm diameter x 44 mm
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 82 mm diameter x 44 mm, after cleaning
bronze wei & xia, Warring States, 80 mm diameter x 44 mm, xia 82 mm & may not belong to this hub
decorated bronze wei & xia (chariot axle hub & pin), 64 mm diameter, 50 mm length
bronze wei & xia, E. Zhou
Warring States chariot axle hub, base 74mm diameter, height 72mm
Eastern Zhou chariot axle hub, base 84mm diameter, height 70mm
Warring States chariot axle hub, base 82mm diameter, height 82mm
bronze chariot ornament (handle?), 101mm long
bronze chariot ornament (handle?), 64mm long
Zhou xian (horse bits), cheekplate, & luan (chariot rattle or bell)
bronze horse bit, E. Zhou or Han, 200 mm
bronze horse bit, E. Zhou or Han, 215 mm
bronze horse bit, E. Zhou or Han, 190 mm
bronze horse bit
bronze horse bit, 208mm length
cheekpieces for horse bits, 173 & 140 mm
bronze horse ornaments, 87mm from tip to tip (left), attributed to Tang
bronze horse ornament, circle 45mm diameter
bronze ornament, 57mm diameter
bronze fittings for chariot reins, 71 x 32 mm (with ring)
side view of bronze fittings, original leather still in device with ring
gilt bronze horse leather fixtures, attributed to Tang
bronze harness fitting, 42mm wide
bronze harness fitting, 42mm long
bronze decorations, 56mm (left)
bronze bells, 4-6mm diameter, with fabric pseudomorphs
bronze bell, probably from chariot, 37mm
bronze horse/chariot bell, 73mm wide
bronze horse/chariot bell, 71mm wide
bronze horse/chariot bell, 67mm wide
bronze horse/chariot bell, 40mm wide
bronze horse/chariot bell, 58mm wide
W. Zhou luan (chariot rattle or bell with bronze ball inside)
bronze chariot parts, 86mm outside length (left)
bronze holder for chariot parasol, 200mm long
bronze tips from ribs of chariot parasol, 65 mm
bronze tips from ribs of chariot parasol, 34 mm
bronze tips from ribs of parasols, 24-35 mm
bronze chariot parasol rib end, 90mm
various Ba/Shu weapons from Sichuan or Yunnan
bronze ge (dagger-axe), probably Ba or Shu culture, Sichuan, 276 mm
bronze ge (dagger-axe), probably Ba or Shu culture, Sichuan, 244 mm
bronze ge (dagger-axe), probably Ba or Shu culture, Sichuan, 255 mm
bronze dagger or spear, probably Ba or Shu culture, Sichuan, 255 mm
bronze ge, early Spring & Autumn, plated on one side, 215 mm
bronze ge, E. Zhou
bronze ge, E. Zhou, 265 mm
bronze ge, Warring States
bronze ge, Warring States, with decorated nei
bronze ge, Warring States or Qin, 245 mm
bronze ge, Warring States, 330 mm
bronze ge, Warring States; lack of nei indicates these took the 2nd or 3rd positions in a 3-ge polearm
bronze ge, Warring States; lack of nei indicates these took the 2nd or 3rd positions in a 3-ge polearm, 202 mm
bronze ge, Warring States; lack of nei indicates these took the 2nd or 3rd positions in a 3-ge polearm, 210 mm
2 bronze ge from same polearm
one of 2 bronze ge from same ji, 199 x 120 mm
one of 2 bronze ge from same ji, 189 x 116 mm
bronze ge, Zhou
bronze ge, Warring States, with character on blade, produced in same mold
ge dagger-axe, Dian culture, Sichuan, Warring States, 228 mm
Warring States ge, 193 mm
E. Zhou ge with lion mask, 185 mm
E. Zhou ge, 175 mm
E. Zhou ge, 170 mm
Warring States ge broken in antiquity, 145 mm
E. Zhou ge, 213 mm, heavily cleaned
E. Zhou ge, 149 mm
Western Zhou bronze ge, 260mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 194mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 190mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 187mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 164mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 166mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 240mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 198mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 193mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 218mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 195mm
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 162mm
bronze dun (end piece for polearm)
Warring States decorated dun for bottom of polearm, large one 58 mm long
Warring States decorated dun for bottom of polearm, inlaid silver & gold
bronze polearm butt, 40mm long, 35mm wide
Zhou bronze pick or end of polearm, 80mm
decorated stone spear, 205 mm, from Yue State tomb, Zhejiang Province; probably for ritual use rather than combat
decorated stone ge, 123 mm, from Yue State tomb, Zhejiang Province; probably for ritual use rather than combat
Eastern Zhou bronze ge, 248mm, very thin, probably intended for burial only
bronze ge, very thin, probably made for burial use to conserve bronze, 167 mm
bronze ge, very thin, probably made for burial use to conserve bronze
bronze mao (spears), E. Zhou
bronze spear, E. Zhou
mao, 183 mm, metal preserved by groundwater cutting supply of oxygen
E. Zhou mao, 156 mm
E. Zhou mao, 143 mm
E. Zhou mao, 114 mm
decorated bronze spear, E. Zhou
decorated mao, 150 mm
Zhou bronze spear, 315mm
Zhou bronze spear, possibly Dian Culture, 248mm
Zhou bronze spear, 187mm
Eastern Zhou bronze spear, 169mm
Eastern Zhou bronze spear, 157mm
Eastern Zhou bronze spear, 144mm
Eastern Zhou bronze spear, 162mm
Eastern Zhou bronze spear, 128mm
bronze jian (swords): top 4 Warring States; 5th Persian/Luristan blade; 6th old (but not ancient) copy of Warring States jian; bottom blade cheap eBay FAKE
bronze jian, Warring States (bottom sword sometimes attributed Spring & Autumn, or Han)
hilts for jian in previous frame
Warring States (or Han or Spring & Autumn) bronze jian
Warring States bronze jian; top blade heavily encrusted with mineralized wood from scabbard
short Warring States jian, 372 mm; remains of original cord binding on grip
closeup of hilt of short Warring States jian with remains of original cord binding on grip
bronze daggers; 2nd & 3rd are probably Dian (from Sichuan); bottom right was originally a full-length jian, probably broken in antiquity and recycled into a dagger
Warring States dagger, probably made from broken sword in ancient times, 216mm
E. Zhou short sword, usually carried in pairs, 257mm
Dian dagger, Sichuan, Warring States, 337 mm
Warring States or W. Han Dian Culture short sword, 378mm
bronze dagger/spear
bronze handles for steel Dian swords; Warring States; remains of rusted steel still attached to hilt
bronze handle for steel sword, Dian culture, Sichuan Province
closeup view of bronze handle for steel sword, Dian culture
bronze handle for iron sword, probably Dian, Warring States or Western Han
bronze hilt sleeve for iron sword
Han bronze crossbow trigger mechanisms: 2 complete, one cammed interior part in center; bottom one was for miniature crossbow for 1/3-size pottery army for Han royal tombs
fully functional bronze crossbow trigger mechanism, Warring States or Han, 147 mm long, 158 mm high
bronze crossbow mechanism, Warring States or Han; 4 fasteners on sides are modern restorations
bronze crossbow mechanism showing position of parts after firing
bronze crossbow mechanism, arrow bed 120mm long, 170mm from top of sight to bottom of trigger
bronze crossbow sighting mechanism, 85mm tall
miniature crossbow mechanism for 1/3-size pottery warrior guarding a Han tomb, 60 mm long
iron arrow points, late Han through Liao
iron arrows, 115 & 62mm
3 fire arrow points; one pastiche of a fire arrow point & the tang of another arrow; bottom bronze arrow a common eBay FAKE
iron fire arrow, 48mm, & iron arrowhead, 51mm
iron fire arrowheads, 42 & 66mm
iron spearhead, or the top of a fencepost, 99mm
bronze mace-like part of composite polearm, 56mm long
bronze mace-like part of composite polearm, 52mm diameter
Yuan bronze flying hammers (2 on right Ming); secondary weapon carried by warriors and swung at end of rope
Yuan bronze (1 iron) flying hammers
Yuan bronze flying hammers, 65mm (on left), 4th one iron
Yuan bronze flying hammers, large one 64mm
bronze flying hammer, 39mm diameter
Ming bronze flying hammers, 74mm excluding chain
bronze flying hammer?, 109mm
bronze beast used to support wooden beam for hanging bronze bells or stone chimes
bronze oil lamp
bronze fang vessel with lid, Qin-Han, 145 mm height, lid 55 mm square
bronze fang vessel, Qin-Han
bronze fang vessel lid, 55 mm square
bronze fang vessel taotie mask & ring
bronze taotie mask & ring handle from broken bronze vessel
bronze taotie mask & ring from broken bronze vessel, 110 x 75 mm
reverse of taotie mask showing part of bronze vessel to which it was originally attached
bronze taotie mask & ring from bronze vessel, 85 x 50 mm
bronze taotie masks & rings from same vessel, 80 x 67 mm
bronze taotie mask; bronze ring 56 mm diameter, not from same piece
bronze taotie masks & ring handles, probably from wooden box, Shanxi Province, 7.2 cm each
bronze taotie mask & ring handle, probably from wooden box, Shanxi Province, 7.2 cm
bronze taotie mask & ring handle, probably from wooden box, Shanxi Province, 7.2 cm diameter
ring & broken taotie from broken bronze urn, ring 35.5mm diameter
bronze taotie, 44 x 32mm
bronze bangles, buttons, & buckles
gold-plated bronze buttons & (possibly) military insignia; belt buckle
bronze bracelets or bangles, Warring States or Han
bronze decoration, 104 mm
bronze hairpin, 130 mm
bronze buttons, large ones 46mm long
small bronze buckles
various bronze buckles & fittings
bronze buckle, 57mm long
bronze buckle, 59mm long
gilt bronze buckle?, 111mm
bronze ornament, 60mm long
gilt bronze harness ornament, 32mm, & bronze button
small bronze ornament
bronze ornaments, 35mm diameter (right)
unknown bronze fittings, 52mm tall (left)
bronze belthooks
bronze belthooks, bottom 2 gold-plated, late Spring & Autumn; top Warring States
gilt bronze belthook, late Spring & Autumn/early Warring States, 105 mm
gilt bronze belthook, late Spring & Autumn/early Warring States, 160 mm
gilt bronze belthooks, late Spring & Autumn/early Warring States, reverse side
bronze belthook, probably Warring States, 134 mm
bronze garment hook, 83mm
bronze two dragon belthook, Shaanxi Province, 125mm
gilt bronze two dragon belthook, Gansu Province, probably Han, 175mm
bronze Warring States garment hook, 194mm, Henan Province
bronze Warring States garment hook, 194mm, Henan Province, detail of silver inlay
bronze decorated belthooks, broken hooks, Warring States, 113 & 100 mm
bronze decorated belthooks, broken hooks, Warring States & Han, 130 & 140 mm
reverse of belthook showing button & mineralized fabric, 130 mm
Warring States bronze belthook with silver & gold inlay; hook end restored
decorated belthook, Warring States, 81 mm
bronze belthooks, 102 & 89 mm
backside of belthooks with button for attaching to leather belt
bronze belthooks, 179 & 152 mm
bronze belthooks: 77, 90, 83, 109, 103 mm
bronze belthooks, 98 & 63 mm
bronze belthooks: 55, 48, 50 mm
bronze belthooks, 33-68 mm
bronze garment hook, 58mm, Henan Province
bronze garment hook, 59mm, Henan Province
bronze garment hook, 24mm, Henan Province
bronze garment hook, 34mm, Henan Province
bronze garment hook, 112mm, Henan Province
bronze garment hook, 20.5mm diameter, 21mm high, Henan Province
bronze belthook: 25mm
bronze belthook: 54mm
bronze belthook: 47mm
bronze belthook, 85mm
bronze seal: 10mm diameter
bronze seal: 20mm long
bronze mirror collection acquired 2005 in Zhengzhou
bronze mirrors collected before 2001
reflective side of bronze mirrors collected before 2001
Warring States bronze mirror
Warring States/Han bronze mirror, 400-200 BC, 97 mm
W. Han bronze mirror
W. Han bronze mirror, 134 mm, TLV & flowing cloud design, silver gilt with mineralized silk remains
W. Han bronze mirror, reflective side
Ming bronze mirror
Tang bronze mirror
Han bronze mirror
Han bronze mirror ( or possibly a N. Song copy)
Warring States bronze mirror, 79mm
Warring States bronze mirror, 84.5mm
Warring States bronze mirror, 118mm
Han bronze mirror, 72mm
Han bronze mirror, 84mm
Han bronze mirror, 100mm
Han bronze mirror, 117mm
Han bronze mirror, 113mm
Han bronze mirror, 97mm
Han bronze mirror, 85mm
Han bronze mirror, 86mm
Han bronze mirror, 81mm
Han bronze mirror, 105mm
Han bronze mirror, 88mm
Han bronze mirror, 95mm
Han bronze mirror, 80mm
Han bronze mirror, 110mm
Sanguo (Three Kingdoms) bronze mirror, 92mm
Sanguo (Three Kingdoms) bronze mirror, 169mm
Tang bronze mirror, 95mm
Tang bronze mirror, 81mm
Tang bronze mirror, 92mm
Tang bronze mirror, 97mm
Tang bronze mirror, 120mm
Song bronze mirror, 94mm
Yuan bronze mirror, 94mm
Yuan bronze mirror, 73mm
Yuan bronze mirror, 71mm
Ming bronze mirror, 98mm
Ming bronze mirror, 110mm
Ming bronze mirror, 170mm
19th century Japan bronze mirror
Yangshao Culture pottery found near Zhengzhou; Christmas present from housing director
Shang cowrie money & cowrie money carved from stone - see additional albums devoted entirely to Chinese coinage
bridge & fish money or ornaments - see additional albums devoted entirely to Chinese coinage
Warring States knife money - see additional albums devoted entirely to Chinese coinage
ge-shaped coin, E. Zhou, 102 mm, first identified as an actual coin in 1986 - see additional albums devoted entirely to Chinese coinage
Wang Mang knife coin, 9-23 AD - see additional albums devoted entirely to Chinese coinage
ge and axe, Dong Son culture
spear points, Dong Son culture
spear point, Dong Son culture
sword & daggers, Dong Son
Dong Son sword & daggers
Dian dagger
Dian or Dong Son dagger
Dian or Dong Son sword hilt
Gangetic "copper hoard" harpoons and swords
Gangetic "copper hoard" swords
Gangetic "copper hoard" sword
Gangetic "copper hoard" harpoon
Ancient Near East spear points and daggers
Ancient Near East spear points, swords, and daggers
Persian/Luristan sword
Syro-Hittite dagger, handle repaired and possibly from different weapon
Luristan dagger
Persian/Luristan spear point
Amlash or Marlik culture spear point
Persian dagger
Celtic iron votive spear on top; Roman arrow and spear points
Native American spear & arrow points collected by me or family in 1950s
Native American spear & arrow points from collection of Southern Illinois doctor
Poverty Point arrow points and drill points
Native American stone hammer
Teotihuacan obsidian spear points and arrow or atlatl point; 2 spear points were part of many points found arranged in shape of Tlaloc mask
Mexica (Aztec) obsidian arrow or throwing dart points
Mexica obsidian knife for human sacrifice heart extraction
Olmec? ear spool
Mexica (Aztec) ear spool
Mexica (Aztec) copper bell
Central Committee of Supreme Soviet ID booklet for Leonid Brezhnev
Supreme Soviet badge belonging to Leonid Brezhnev
63-place ribbon bar belonging to Leonid Brezhnev and including Order of Victory (later revoked after his death). This is original, but copies are available on eBay.
Soviet (USSR) Army Officer's Dagger
Qing sword, 19th century, allegedly used during Taiping Uprising
WWII Nationalist Chinese Air Force officer's dagger
WWII Nationalist Chinese Army officer's dagger
Mao badges from Cultural Revolution, 1960s
Fossil Dinosaur egg (Hadrosaur) found in China
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