Sword | Shensi Provence, Hsi-an, China | Date: Han Period (202 B.C-220 A.D.)| Bronze Pictorial-Sword | Locality: Singanfu | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 4.1 cm. Length- 44.8 cm. Height- 0.8 cm. | Description: Two-edged bronze sword with engraving of the figure of a tiger on the one, and an ornamental charcter on the other side; decorated with stripes in black laquer, presumably to denote tiger-stripes. Flat bronze handle with two holes. [See Chinese coin exhibit, Field Museum, Hall 24.]

Bronze rattle | Singanfu, China | Han Period (202 B.C-220 A.D.)| Description: Bronze handle for a walking - stick relief of a dragon-head which holds the socket in its jaws. It is surmounted by a knob in open work cast where figure of birds are brought out. | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 4 cm. Length- 16.4 cm. Height- 1.8 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Two guilt plaques | Singanfu, China | Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE) | Description: Bronze plaque, ornamental animal-head. In some of these specimens the eyeballs of the animal have been lacquered black. | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 11.3 cm. Length- 11.7 cm. Height- 1.7 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Bronze mirror | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze grape mirror with 6 lions in the center and one forming the knob. | 6th-7th century | Dimensions (in cm.): Width-12.6 cm. Length- N/A Height- 1 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Spear head | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze lance-head with green and russet patina, and earth encrustations, with flat rectangular perforated handle. | Bronze Age | Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 5.6 cm. Length- 21.7 cm. Height- 0.7 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Bell | Singanfu, China | Description: Flat bronze bell with long pointed tips ; decorated with rows of rained dots and 3 circles with dots in center and connected by bands. Handle on top, and 2 handles with small ears beneath on the sides. | Han period (202 BC- 220 AD)| Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 17.8 cm. Length- 15.7 cm. Height- 3.6 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Hair pin | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze hair pin of very thin metal, with the figure of a fish cut out and engraved; has been cleaned from patina to lay bare the ornaments engraved. | Decorated alike on both sides. The handle is held in the jaws of a fish. Partly gilt. | T'ang period (A.D. 618-906) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 2.7 cm. Length- 23.9 cm. Height- 0.2 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910. |

Goblet fragment | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze fragment, being the bottom or base of a bronze goblet; band of spiral ornaments in fine chasing laid around and one hieroglyphic character engraved in the bottom. Not yet identified, presumably picture of a bird. | Shang dynasty (B.C. 1766-1122) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 7.4 cm. Length- 8.2 cm. Height- 3.9 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Goblet | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze goblet (ku), plain, without ornaments, covered with good patina. | Shang dynasty (B.C. 1766-1122) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width-7.3 cm. Length- 8.6 cm. Height- 11.6 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Bowl | Singanfu, China | Description: Large shallow bronze bowl with two handles forming conventional tiger-heads. Body decorated with so-called "millet" pattern. Good patina.| Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 36.5 cm. Length- 37.8 cm. Height- 15.6 cm | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Pilgrim's bottle | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze pilgrim's bottle, beautifully chased on both sides with small spiral ornaments arranged in a rectangle; tiger-heads in relief with movable rings on the shoulders. Fine green patina. | Zhou dynasty (1046-256 BCE) | Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 11.4 cm. Length- 31.1 cm. Height- 31.3 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910.

Censer | Singanfu, China | Description: Bronze censer in shape of a duck; standing on a bronze base on one leg, the other one drawn to the body. The bronze is incrusted with gold. The smoke of the burning incense escaped through the beak.| Song dynasty (960-1279)| Dimensions (in cm.): Width- 9.1 cm. Length- 22.8 cm. Height- 27.9 cm. | Collection: Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition 1908-1910