Sword guard

Museum number:
9-9404
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090009404
Alternate number:
3230 (previous number (Albert Bender’s number))
Accession number:
Acc.2403
Description:
Maltese cross shape; iron; dragon and inscriptions on front and back; gold and silver sheeting; low relief; 6.5 x 6 cm.
Donor:
Albert M. Bender
Collection place:
Japan
Materials:
Gold (metal), Iron (metal), and Silver (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
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 9-9404, described as Maltese cross shape; iron; dragon and inscriptions on front and back; gold and silver sheeting; low relief; 6.5 x 6 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9404, described as Maltese cross shape; iron; dragon and inscriptions on front and back; gold and silver sheeting; low relief; 6.5 x 6 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Sword guard, accession number 9-9404, described as Maltese cross shape; iron; dragon and inscriptions on front and back; gold and silver sheeting; low relief; 6.5 x 6 cm.

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