Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern

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Manager ID

447

Title

Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern Han dynasty (206BC-8AD)

Short title

Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern

Record number

BATEA : 440

Simple name

sword

Classified name

stone; jade; sword; Han; dragon; weapon; animal; China; kui; scabbard;

Description

Description part summary

one jade sword slide of white mutton fat colour with a few black suffusions, the front half of a small kui dragon emerging from the top of the slide curving round the short end of the slide its head facing the head of a larger kui dragon snaking down the remaining length of the slide top an oval hole near the end of the longer end probably for hanging a tassel;the top with lovely polish and patina. The reverse relatively unpolished as is typical, the slide comparatively deep

Description material

jade

Description condition

good

Description Colour

Aspect	Colour

body	white mutton fat colour with a few black suffusions
decoration

Description length

7.1 cm

Description height

1.9 cm

Description diameter

Description width

2.3 cm

Description depth

Description inscription

Description notes

Gallery location

Gallery 1, large freestanding case (G3)

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