Swords with Scabbard Mounts
Unknown
ca. 600 · Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood · Arms and Armor
This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The ring pommel encloses a phoenix head.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 600
- Medium
- Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood
- Culture
- Chinese
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- 30.65.1: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1930; 30.65.2: Gift of Clarence H. Mackay, 1930
