Exhibit List-Sacrifice and Warfare: A Guide to Ancient Weapons

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Exhibit List

Prologue: A Closer Look at Ancient Weapons

NO.	Title	Collection Number
1	Bronze dagger-ax(ge) Late Shang period, ca. 1300-1046 century BCE	故銅000456
2	“Fanjin Zuoze” (Bronze as Model) illustrated catalogue	故雜000414

Section One: Sharpening the Blade - Development of Edged Tools

1-1 Ground stone tools

NO.	Title	Collection Number
3	Stone axe Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000623
4	Stone adze Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000646
5	Stone adze Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000693
6	Jade chisel Yangshao Culture, 5000-3000 BCE	購玉000055
7	Stone triangular-shaped knife Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000777
8	Stone crescent-shaped knife Late Neolithic period to Shang period, ca. 5000-1046 BCE	贈玉000452
9.10	Jade spearheads Neolithic Taiwan, Peinan Culture, Ca. 1500-300 BCE	贈玉000814. 贈玉000815
11.12	Stone arrowheads Neolithic Lake Tai region, Liangzhu Culture to Maqiao culture, ca. 3300-1200 BCE	贈玉000800. 贈玉000801

1-2 Jade and stone ritual objects as the symbol of power

NO.	Title	Collection Number
13	Jade chisel with deity-ancenstral pattern Post Shijiahe culture, ca. 2200-1700 BCE	購玉000685
14	Jade axe (yue) Early Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2600 BCE	購玉000782
15	Jade finials of axe handle (mao) Early to Middle Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2600 BCE	故玉003134
16	Jade finials of axe handle (mao) Early to Middle Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2600 BCE	故玉003135
17	Stone axe (yue) with ivory residuevon surface Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000557
18	Stone axes (yue) Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000536
19	Stone axes (yue) Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000538
20	Stone axes (yue) Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000539
21	Stone axes (yue) Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	贈玉000625N 000000000本
22	Stone axes (yue) Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu Culture, ca. 3300-2300 BCE	明贈玉000625N 000000000
23	Jade axe inlaid with turquoise Shandong Longshan Culture, ca. 2300-1800 BCE	贈玉001162
24	Jade axe with flanges (Qi) Erlitou Culture to Shang period, ca. 1870-1046 BCE	購玉000506

Section One: Sharpening the Blade - Development of Edged Tools

1-3 Emperor Qianlong's perspective

NO.	Title	Collection Number
25	Jade axe-shaped tablet Late Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan Culutre, ca. 2300-1800 BCE	故玉001847
26	Jade axe with flanges (Qi) Late Neolithic period, Shandong Longshan Culutre, ca. 2300-1800 BCE	故玉008818
27	Jade edged tablet (modified from Semi-finished jade knife) Qijia Culute, ca. 2300-1600 BCE	故玉000565

Section Two: Revealing the Sharpness

2-1 Warrior’s essential gears

NO.	Title	Collection Number
28	Bronze dagger-ax (ge) Early Shang to Middle Shang period, ca. 1600-1300 BCE	中銅002717
29	Bronze dagger-ax (ge)with spitting-tongue dragon design Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1046-977 century BCE	購銅000028
30	Bronze dagger-ax(ge)engraved with inscription in later period Late Western Zhou period to Early Spring and Autumin period, 877-671 century BCE	購銅000026
31	Bronze dagger-ax (ge) with triangular blade Late Shang period, 1300-1046 century BCE	故銅002335
32	Bronze halbert (Ji) with inscription "Hou” Early to Middle Western Zhou period, 1046-878 century	中銅000160
33	Bronze spearhead Middle to Late Western Zhou period, 976-711 century	購銅000231
34	Bronze axe head with shafthole Late Shang to Early Western Zhou period, ca.1300-977 BCE	故銅002333
35	Bronze knife with ring pommel Western Zhou period, 1046 -771 BCE	購銅000018
36	Bronze knife with square pommel Later Western Zhou period, 877-771 century BCE	購銅000245
37	Bronze sword with opendworked deity design Late Western Zhou period to Early Spring and Autumin period, 877-671 century BCE	購銅000162
38	Bow-shaped fitting Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1300-977 century	故銅002321
39	Riding crop end Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 13 -977 century	故玉004055

2-2 The symbols of wars and power

NO.	Title	Collection Number
40	Bronze grain serving vessel (Gui) of “Xiao-chen Lai” Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1046-977 century	中銅000163
41	Bronze axe (yue) head with turquoise-inlaid animal mask designs Late Shang period, ca. 1300-1046 century	購銅000107
42	Bronze shaft-hole axe (yue) head with deity design Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1046-977 century	購銅000202
43	Bronze shaft-hole axe (yue) head with deity design Early to Middle Western Zhou period,1046-878 centur	購銅000199
44	Ceremonial dagger-ax (ge) with jade blade and bronze tang Late Shang period, ca. 1300-1046 BCE	購玉000136
45	Jade ceremonial dagger-ax (ge) Late Shang period, ca. 1300-1046 century	購玉000173
46	Jade ceremonial dagger-ax (ge) Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 1300-977 century	購玉000686

2-3 The “Shooting Hut”: interactive archery zone

NO.	Title	Collection Number
47	Bronze tripod cauldron of “Shi Tang Fu” Middle Western Zhou period, 977-878 century	中銅000073
48	Jade archer’s ring Late Shang to Western Zhou period, ca. 1300-771 BCE	購玉000297
49	Jade arrowhead (presumably modified from dagger-axe) Shang period, ca. 1600-1046 BCE	購玉000814
50	Jade bow-nock-shaped implement Late Shang period, ca. 1300-1046 BCE	購玉000277

2-4 External influences

NO.	Title	Collection Number
51	Bronze knife blade with shaft-ring Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 13-10th century	故銅002269
34	Bronze shaft-hole axe (yue) head Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 13-10th century	故銅002333
52	Bronze shaft-hole axe (yue) head Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 13-10th century	故銅002314
53	Bow-shaped fitting Late Shang period to Early Western Zhou period, ca. 13-10th century	中銅000591
54	Bronze knife with mushroom pommel Late Shang period, ca. 13-11th century	購銅000270

Section Three: Tempering Excellent Bronze

3-1 The advance of tradition

NO.	Title	Collection Number
55	Bronze dagger-ax (ge) Middle to late Warring states period, ca. 4-3th century	故銅002336
56	Bronze Dagger-Ax with finial(yue) and ferrule(Zun) Warring states period to Western Han Dynasty, 475 BCE-8 AD	中銅000426
57	Bronze spearhead Late Spring and Autumn period to Warring States period, ca. 6-3th century BCE	購銅000192
58	Bronze spearhead Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	中銅000156
59	Bronze spear-shaped finial Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購銅000078N 000000000

3-2 The rise of steppe horsemen

NO.	Title	Collection Number
60	Bronze helmet Later Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, 877-476 BCE	購銅000079
61	Bronze sword with curved blade Later Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, 877-476 BCE	購銅000042
62	Bronze sword scabbard Later Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, Upper Xiajiadian culture, 877-476 BCE	購銅000043
63	Bronze sword scabbard Later Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, Upper Xiajiadian culture, 877-476 BCE	購銅000044
64	Bronze implement with beast head Later Western Zhou to Spring and Autumn period, Upper Xiajiadian culture, 877-476 BCE	購銅000016
65	Bronze knife with horse pattern Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE	購銅000262N 000000000
66	Bronze arrowhead Spring and Autumn to Warring states period, 770-221 BCE	購銅000357
67	Bronze arrowhead Spring and Autumn to Warring states period, 770-221 BCE	購銅000314
68	Bronze sword Late Spring and Autumn to early Warring states period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000228
69	Bronze spearhead Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購銅000265
70	Bronze pickaxe with shaft hole Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000285N0 00000000
71	Bronze shaft-hole ax Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000234
72	Bronze mace head Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購銅000312
73	Bronze sword with inlaid turquoise Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000181
74	Bronze sword with inlaid turquoise Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000032
75	Bronze sword Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000033
76	Bronze sword with tiger pattern Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	購銅000073
77	Bronze sword with jade fitting Late Spring and Autumn to Warring States period, 570-376 BCE	故銅002322
78	Bronze arrowheads with iron tang and wood shaft residue Warring states period to Western Han Dynasty, 475 BCE-8 AD	購銅000357
78	Bronze arrowhead Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購銅000357
79	Bronze crossbow trigger mechanis Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-8 AD	購銅000148

3-3 Weapons used by sedentary populations

NO.	Title	Collection Number
80	Bronze wine vessel (hu) of “Geng” Late Spring and Autumn period, 570-476 BCE	故銅002210
81	Bronze dagger-axe with inscription “Xuan-liu” Late Spring and Autumn period, ca. 570-476 BCE	購銅000045
82	Bronze dagger-axe (ge) of “An ping Xiang Bang” Warring states period, Sate of Zhao, 403-222 BCE	購銅000172
83	Jade ceremonial axe (yue) Late Spring and Autumn period, 570-476 BCE	故玉005666

Section Four: Endurance Through Ages

4-1 A nobleman wears a sword

NO.	Title	Collection Number
84	Iron sword with lacquered scabbard and jade fittings Han dynasty, 206 BCE-220 AD	購玉000499 至購玉000504
85	Jade pommel (modified in later period) Late Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty, 275-141 BCE	故玉004111
86	Jade pommel Early to iddle Western Han dynasty, 206-74 BCE	故玉004080
87	Jade cross-guard with animal mask pattern Western Han Dynasty, 206 BCE-8 CE	故玉001141
88	Jade cross-guard with beast pattern Middel to late Western Han Dynasty	故玉001091
89	Jade scabbard slide (zhi) with bird and beast design Middle to late Western Han dynasty, 140 BCE- 8 AD	故玉002032
90	Agate scabbard slide (zhi) with dragon design Middle to late Western Han dynasty, 140 BCE- 8 AD	購玉000236
91	Jade scabbard slide (zhi) Warring states period to Western Han Dynasty, 475 BCE-8 AD	故玉004055
92	Jade scabbard slide (zhi) Middle Western Han to Eastern Han dynasty, 140 BCE- 220 AD	故玉002018
93	Jade scabbard slide (zhi) Middle Western Han to Eastern Han dynasty, 140 BCE- 220 AD	故玉005637
94	Jade scabbard chape (piao) with feline design Early Western Han dynasty, 206-74 BCE	購玉000529
95	Jade scabbard chape (piao) with dragon design Early Western Han dynasty, 275 BCE-8 CE	購玉000522
96	Jade archer’s ring (she) Late Spring and Autumn period, ca. 8-7th century	購玉000416
97	Jade archer’s ring (she) Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購玉000310
98	Jade archer’s ring (she) Warring States period, 475-221 BCE	購玉000425
99	Jade pendant in the shape of archer’s ring Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE-8 AD	購玉000385
100	Jade pendant in the shape of archer’s ring Eastern Han dynasty, 25-220	故玉002699

4-2 Strong crossbow: Interactive crossbow area

NO.	Title	Collection Number
101	Bronze square wine vessel (fang) Warring States period, 5-4th century BCE	故銅002372
102	Bronze crossbow trigger mechanism Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, 220-589	中銅001121
103	Bronze crossbow trigger mechanism Three Kingdom period, State of Wei, mark of Taihe reign 2nd year, 228	贈銅000045