Jade Scabbard Slide with Beast Pattern, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)-China Archive

Image Number: K1C005677N000000000PAD
Dynasty: Eastern Han dynasty
Category: Jades
Function: Sacrificial vessels
Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
Description:
The jade sword is green and white. It is stained with ochre brown silk. The whole device is about rectangular, decorated with dragon patterns; A square hole slightly smaller than the face is carved on the back, which can be used to wear the belt. Several parallel nicks are seen on the inner wall of the hole. The sword pendant is one of the accessories decorated on the sword in ancient times. It is often embedded in the center of the scabbard. The leather belt passes through the square hole on the back and fixes the sword body to the waist of the user. The sword decorated with jade should be owned by ancient nobles or generals, which is the symbol and embodiment of power and status at that time.