Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9376
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3356 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Sword guard; oval; iron; battle scene in round; inscription on front; copper inlay and gold and silver sheeting; openwork; low relief; Hikonebori style; 7.9 x 7.4 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan, attributed
Materials:
Copper (metal), Gold (metal), Iron (metal), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9376, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; battle scene in round; inscription on front; copper inlay and gold and silver sheeting; openwork; low relief; Hikonebori style; 7.9 x 7.4 cm.

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