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Property from a Private American Collection
A BRONZE SWORD
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
细节
A BRONZE SWORD
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
The long, tapering blade has beveled edges and a median ridge on each side. The guard is cast in intaglio on each side with a taotie mask, and the hilt is encircled by two collars cast with scroll decoration while the circular, dished pommel is cast with concentric rings.
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) long
EARLY WARRING STATES PERIOD, 5TH CENTURY BC
The long, tapering blade has beveled edges and a median ridge on each side. The guard is cast in intaglio on each side with a taotie mask, and the hilt is encircled by two collars cast with scroll decoration while the circular, dished pommel is cast with concentric rings.
22¼ in. (56.5 cm.) long
来源
Sotheby's London, 12 December 1989, lot 133.