Chinese ( Qin ) Sword with Gold Openwork Handle 770–476 B.C.

Sword Blade with inlaid openwork hilt.

Iron and gold with inlaid turquoise

Length 37.8cm, Hilt Length 12.7cm, Blade Length 24.5cm, Blade Width 4cm, Weight 343.6 grams

Excavated from Tomb 2 at Yimen village in Baoji, Shaanxi, 1992; Baoji Municipal Archaeological Institute BYM2:1

Spring and Autumn period (770–476 B.C.)

Almost identical to this sword: sword-site.com/thread/1128/chinese-qin-sword-bronze-770

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