Fish-headed weapon

Description The slightly curved stone slab from which this object was obtained is less than 1 cm thick, and has a shape that recalls the zhang axe. The blade has a peculiar shape that vaguely resembles the head of a fish with an open mouth. The tip is in fact deeply affected in a triangle, and the more curved side of the blade is beveled on the edges. The analogy with the fish head is also suggested by a single motif slightly engraved on one of the faces of the object consisting of four parallel arched lines placed towards the base of the blade, which somehow recall a gill slit. At the base of the blade, the object shrinks on both sides by a few millimeters. This recess continues with five regular notches on each side, the second triangular and the others arched. Beyond a brief supplementary shaping, the object ends in a rectangular tang, strongly beveled at one corner.