CNG 111, Lot: 914. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CHINA, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Warring States Period. State of Jìn. Early 4th century BC. Æ Pointed Shoulder Spade (140x67mm, 27.75 g). Anepigraphic pointed shoulder spade with long, hollow handle. BN Chinoises I 66; Yü-Ch'üan pl. VI; Shanghai I 3; Hartill 2.182. VF, green and brown patina with some earthen deposits on handle.