Eastern Zhou - Warring States period (4th - 3rd century BC)
The blade is of elongated triangular section with sharp edges cast with a sunken conforming lappet. The tapering socket is cast with further archaic motifs and flanked by two angular loops. The surface shows extensive malachite encrustation.
19 cm long
Provenance: Formerly in the collection of Angele Louise Maggi-Spaulding Angele Louise Maggi-Spaulding (1924-2005) was the granddaughter of Julius Maggi (1846-1912), founder of the Maggi seasoning and soup concern.
Sotheby's Amsterdam, Maggi-Spaulding, An American European Collection, 28 November 2005, Lot 196
Two very similar spearhead are illustrated in The Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities Stockholm, Bulletin N:o 17, New York, 1982, pls. 2 and 5.
WFE 08 青銅矛
時代：東周至戰國時期，西元前4至3世紀。
特徵：此矛呈細長的三角形，有古老圖案裝飾。帶大量孔雀石綠結殼。
尺寸：長19公分。
來源：原為美極醬油創辦人Julius Maggi (1846-1912)孫女Angele Louise Maggi-Spaulding (1924-2005)的私人收藏。
