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Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern
Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern
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Jade sword scabbard slide with kui dragonsWestern Han dynasty (206BC-8AD)
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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;
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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
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white mutton fat colour with a few black suffusions
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Description length
7.1 cm
Description height
1.9 cm
Description diameter
Description width
2.3 cm
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Gallery location
Gallery 1, large freestanding case (G3)
Production date
206 BC = 8 AD
Production period
Western Han
Production place
China
Production notes
The oval hole is unusual and I cannot recall seeing this on any other sword slide.
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