Sword with Inscription on Blade
Weapons and AmmunitionChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Sword with Inscription on Blade

475 BCE - 221 BCE

Classification
Weapons and Ammunition
Medium
Cast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
Culture
Chinese
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Century
5th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

45.7 x 5.2 x 4 cm (18 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)

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