Harvard Art Museums > 1943.52.6: Sword with Hilt Embellished with Geometric Decor Weapons and Ammunition Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Sword with Hilt Embellished with Geometric Decor , 1943.52.6,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204473. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.52.6 Title Sword with Hilt Embellished with Geometric Decor Classification Weapons and Ammunition Work Type sword Date 5th-1st century BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE) Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204473 Physical Descriptions Medium Bronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold Dimensions L. 53.7 cm (21 1/8 in.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.52.6 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Jaime Jouris, "Chinese Black Bronze Mirrors: A Preliminary Examination" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, May 1991), Unpublished, passim Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
