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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
1-Dec-2024
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Description:
A cast bronze single-hand sword, Jian. Warring States period, (475- BC). Cast in the Zhou style, formed of a conical pommel with two extruding flanges on the grip above the double-edge blade with a raised spine tapering gradually toward the tip. Provenance: lot 8494, Bonhams' San Francisco, 24 June 2015. Important private collection, Melbourne, approx length 47 cm
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Category:
Antiquities: Asian