Jade scabbard slide with beast pattern, mid-Western Han to Eastern Han dynasty, 140 BCE-220 CE
- Image Number: K1C002096N000000000PBD
- Dynasty: Western Han dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Function: Sacrificial vessels
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
White jade, mottled ochre, old wounds and flaws, cracks at the bottom. The surface is carved with a coiled dragon pattern. The dragon head is outlined, and one end is the animal head. The sword is bound by its flat bottom and scabbard. The jade sword head, jade sword Tan (sword case) and jade sword Kuan (sword Kuan) are one of the complete components of jade sword. They are ritual tools to show the status of the nobility.
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