Northeast China or southeast Inner Mongolia / Knife / 8th century B.C.

Northeast China or southeast Inner Mongolia
Knife
8th century B.C.
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Creator Nationality: Asian; Far East Asian; Mongolian
Creator Name-CRT: Northeast China or southeast Inner Mongolia
Title: Knife
View: Principal view
Creation Start Date: -79
Creation End Date: -70
Creation Date: 8th century B.C.
Creation Place: Northeast China or southeast Inner Mongolia
Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Materials and Techniques: bronze
Dimensions: L. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Description: Personal weapons and tools, generally of small scale, were common objects among the sedentary people living in northeastern China from the ninth through seventh century B.C. Knives were especially popular and were often decorated with geometric motifs, such as the zigzag pattern on one side of this example, or with images of wild animals, such as the four horned beasts aligned on the other. This knife is further embellished with a realistically rendered human face at the top.
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York
ID Number: 24.216.1
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1924
Copyright: Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp
AMICA ID: MMA_.24.216.1
AMICA Library Year: 2002
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright (c) 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All Rights Reserved

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