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Small blue-green bronze object with dark inlaid diamond and spiral patterns, set against a plain gray background.

Halberd Standard

A small bronze object with blue-green patina, its surface inlaid with dark diamond and spiral motifs. A tall, rounded upper section rises above a wider body with side projections, set against a plain gray backdrop.

Look closer: A small round hole sits near the top left of the rounded head.

Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 600–221 BCE
Medium
bronze inlaid with silver
Source
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Size
2529 × 3400 px
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Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date -221).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund