Spear of Fuchai
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| Spear of Fuchai | |
|---|---|
| Material | Bronze |
| Created | Spring and Autumn Period |
| Discovered | 1983 in Jiangling County |
| Present location | Hubei Provincial Museum, Hubei Province, China |
The Spear of Fuchai (吳王夫差矛) is purportedly the spear used by the King Fuchai of Wu, the arch-rival of King Goujian of Yue. It was unearthed in Jiangling, Hubei in November 1983. THe script on it is a kind of script used only in the states of Wu, Yue, and Chu called 鸟虫文 or bird and worms script, a variant of seal script.
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