Jade Scabbard Slide, mid-Western Han to Eastern Han dynasty, 140 BCE-220 CE

Jade Scabbard Slide，mid-Western Han to Eastern Han dynasty， 140 BCE-220 CE

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  The device table is processed into reddish brown and swarthy black. The surface is decorated with embossed cloud patterns and animal patterns. Copper swords and iron swords are common in the Western Han Dynasty. Jade swords decorated with jade are rare. They are ritual tools to show the status of nobility. The complete jade sword has four jade components, namely, jade sword head, jade sword Tan (sword case), jade sword 璏, and jade sword Kua (sword 珌); The sword is bound with the scabbard by leveling the bottom. If the iron or copper sword is rusty, the brown iron or green copper often stains the bottom of the sword

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