Chinese bronze sword with a jade pommel

An image of Weapons/Sword. Bronze, handle terminated by a small jade pommel. Double edged, tapering blade, black and green. Bronze sword inlaid with jade pommel. Nephrite, diameter, 1.9 cm, 400-300 B.C. Chinese.

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Weapons/Sword. Bronze, handle terminated by a small jade pommel. Double edged, tapering blade, black and green. Bronze sword inlaid with jade pommel. Nephrite, diameter, 1.9 cm, 400-300 B.C. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.203-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 339 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 158.41kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2007:11:17 14:56:54

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4th Century BC blade bronze Chinese dark green edged weapon Fitz_AA green inlay jade nephrite pommel sword weapon

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