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Object Number 33-78-60/370
Display Title Sword and sharkskin scabbard and envelope of parts
Descriptions
Object Description Sword and sharkskin scabbard and envelope of parts
Inventory Description Sword and sheath, long blade, metal guard, end cap with designs in relief
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Dimensions Overall: 96 x 8.2 x 7.8 cm (37 13/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Quantity 5
Label on object 33-78-60/370
Provenance
Collector Alfred Greenough (1873)
Donor Mrs. Edward Reynolds (1933)

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