Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9372
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Gold (metal), Iron (metal), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9372, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9372, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9372, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9372, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9372, described as Sword guard; oval; iron; encircling flowers and vine front and back; gold and silver inlay; low relief; 7.1x 6.4 cm.

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