Ca. 475-221 BC.A bronze pole weapon featuring an L-shaped blade, terminating in a point at one end. A secondary, oblong blade is attached to the rear of the weapon. A rectangular tang between these two blades would have allowed for the attachment of a wooden handle. Weapons such as this would have permitted infantry to fight at arm’s length and disrupt the formations of opposing armies. The Warring States Period was an era of Chinese history characterised by extensive and ongoing conflict between a multitude of statelets and kingdoms which ultimately culminated in the Qin state’s victory and the first unification of China into a single empire. For a similar see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 13.220.139a. This item comes with a custom-made display stand.Size: L:190mm / W:115mm ; 250gProvenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.