A bronze spear with figurines of hanging men. Western Han Dynasty (206 BCE-25 CE), now housed at the Yunnan Provincial Museum in China [1080×2400] by Fuckoff555
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detroit_canicross on September 15, 2024 1:19 pm I love it when history reveals something so metal and badass that if it came from a fantasy author/illustrator’s imagination many people would claim it was too unrealistic.
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That is brutal
I love it when history reveals something so metal and badass that if it came from a fantasy author/illustrator’s imagination many people would claim it was too unrealistic.
Nasty business.