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Jade sword scabbard chapeWestern Han (206BC-8AD)
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Jade sword scabbard chapeWestern Han (206BC-8AD)
Jade sword scabbard chapeWestern Han (206BC-8AD)
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Jade sword scabbard chapeWestern Han (206BC-8AD)
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Jade sword scabbard chapeWestern Han (206BC-8AD)
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BATEA : 582
Simple name
chape
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stone; jade; chape; sword; dragon; bear; animal; Han; China; weapon; kui;
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A jade sword chape of slightly tapered rectangular lozenge form. One side is carved in low relief with a lively long-tailed kui dragon rearing up its body addorsed. The dragon's head is shown grasping the foot of a small bear-like creature depicted in the corner. The dragon's tail is powerfully twisted and comes to a point. The reverse face of the chape is decorated with interlocking scrolls and the top is pierced for affixing to the end of the scabbard.
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jade
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yellowish white
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5.4 cm
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4.5 cm
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Gallery 1, G6
Production date
206 BC - 8 AD
Production period
Western Han
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