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Bronze sword with silvery spots
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Bronze sword with silvery spots
Bronze sword with silvery spots
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253
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Bronze sword with silvery spots, from State of WuWarring States period, Eastern Zhou dynasty (4th-3rd century BC)
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Bronze sword with silvery spots
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BATEA : 241
Simple name
weapon
Classified name
metal; inlaid; bronze; weapon; Zhou; sword; State of Wu; Warring States
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This bronze short sword of typical Warring States form with bronze pommel and two ridges on the handle is decorated all over the blade by random silvery spots raised above the flat bronze surface. Such spots were found on expert examination of this sword.
Description material
bronze & silver
Description condition
goodThe object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014-2015
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greenish grey and silver
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46 cm
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4 cm
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4th-3rd century BC
Production period
Warring States
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