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Sword

Sword. Broken in five pieces, and lacking one piece. Grey-green patina. Guard with design cast in relief and fragments of turquoise inlay. Hilt with two rings cast in relief and traces of turquoise inlay. Pommel round and concave containing thin concentric rings.

Date: ca. 5th-4th century BCE
Type: Weapon and Armament
Medium: Bronze
Department: NMAA
Institution: National Museum of Asian Art
Object number: fsg_F1924.15a-f
Credit: Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

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