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Sword with Scabbard Mounts

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sword with Scabbard Mounts, A long, brown scabbard with metal fittings at both ends and along its length lies horizontally across the top of the image. Below it, a sword with a metal hilt and guard and a long blade with a single edge and a slight curve near the tip, and below the sword, the hilt of a second sword with a metal pommel and guard, a grip covered in wire and metal bands. The sword and scabbard are displayed against a flat gray background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 600
Medium
Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood
Culture
Chinese
Dimensions
597 × 201 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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