Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9385
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
3383 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
oval, iron; Chinese landscape front and back; gold sheeting; brass and copper inlay; low relief; 6.7 x 6.4 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Copper (metal), Gold (metal), and Iron (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 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9385, described as oval, iron; Chinese landscape front and back; gold sheeting; brass and copper inlay; low relief; 6.7 x 6.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9385, described as oval, iron; Chinese landscape front and back; gold sheeting; brass and copper inlay; low relief; 6.7 x 6.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9385, described as oval, iron; Chinese landscape front and back; gold sheeting; brass and copper inlay; low relief; 6.7 x 6.4 cm.

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