Spear head (mao)
Unknown Artist
6th–4th century BCE
Medium
Bronze with metallic inlay
Dimensions
H. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
China · Eastern Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Accession Number
1985.214.27