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    Object type Bronze axe
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    English: Bronze Battle Axe, Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC). Excavated at Subutun, Yidu, Shangdong Province, 1956. This axe was used in hand-to-hand combat, and was also a ritual object symbolizing power and military authority. The tomb it came from likely belonged to a man of wealth and influence.
    العربية: فأس قتال برونزية
    • سلالة شانغ {1600 - 1046 B.C.)
    • تم التنقيب عنها في ييدو بمقاطعة شاندونغ , 1956
    تم استخدام هذا الفأس في القتال اليدوي ، وكان أيضًا جسما طقسيًا يرمز إلى القوة والسلطة العسكرية. من المحتمل أن القبر الذي جاء منه كان ملكًا لرجل من الثروة والنفوذ.
    Date circa 1200 BC
    date QS:P571,-1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
    Dimensions height: 31.7 cm (12.4 in); width: 35.8 cm (14 in)
    dimensions QS:P2048,31.7U174728
    dimensions QS:P2049,35.8U174728
    institution QS:P195,Q1074318
    Place of creation Subutun, Shandong Province, China
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