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SHORT SWORD
SHORT SWORD
China
Year
Second half 2nd- first half 1st century BCE
Materials
Bronze with green-black patina
Inventory
Cb/68.D
Dimensions
l 41,6 cm
Definition
Weapon
Collection
China
Additional Infos
Provenance: Yunnan
Description
Long, narrow sword, with a triangular blade with a slight central rib and no hilt. It has a hollow, flared handle, ending in a very raised domed pommel. The decoration, made in very light relief, affects the upper part of the blade up to the handle and occupies a long triangular space symmetrical to the central rib. It is an abstract frieze arranged in a fishbone pattern, alternating broken lines, linked scrolls and almond motifs. The decoration of the handle is less complex: four ornamental bands composed of tightly wound spirals, framed by rows of dots.
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