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PROPERTY FROM A WEST COAST COLLECTION
A RARE BRONZE SWORD
POSSIBLY SOUTHEAST CHINA, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
Details
A RARE BRONZE SWORD
POSSIBLY SOUTHEAST CHINA, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
The sword has a tapering, faceted blade and a guard with spikey flanges at the edges that is cast in high relief in the center on both sides with a median ridge flanked by two character-like motifs. The slightly waisted handle is cast with tiny rounded spikes, and the faceted pommel is encircled by a ribbed band. There is blue-green encrustation.
18 in. (45.7 cm.) long
POSSIBLY SOUTHEAST CHINA, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY BC
The sword has a tapering, faceted blade and a guard with spikey flanges at the edges that is cast in high relief in the center on both sides with a median ridge flanked by two character-like motifs. The slightly waisted handle is cast with tiny rounded spikes, and the faceted pommel is encircled by a ribbed band. There is blue-green encrustation.
18 in. (45.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong in the late 1980s - early 1990s.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass
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