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Red agate dagger scabbard slideWestern Han
Red agate dagger scabbard slideWestern Han
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Red agate dagger scabbard slideWestern Han dynasty
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Red agate dagger scabbard slideWestern Han
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BATEA : 449
Simple name
scabbard slide
Classified name
stone; jade; dagger; Han; scabbard; weapon; agate; scholar's studio; China; red;
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Blood red spotted brown and clear agate dagger scabbard slide, the top arched lengthwise with three plain bands of approximately equal width, the outer bands concave, the inner band convex, a pendulant rectangular section of greyish white agate extending below the central section of the fitting which would have been inserted into a rectangular recess in the sheath or scabbard of the dagger and bound in there, the belt or baldric would have gone through the fitting to ensure that it was available for immediate use.
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agate
Description condition
fair, some degeneration of the pendulant section of the slide
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blood red
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Description length
5 cm
Description height
2 cm
Description diameter
Description width
2.5 cm
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206 BC = 8 AD
Production period
Western Han
Production place
China
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