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Sword and sharkskin scabbard and dagger
Sword and sharkskin scabbard and dagger
Object Number 33-78-60/371
Display Title Sword and sharkskin scabbard and dagger
Descriptions
Object Description Sword and sharkskin scabbard and dagger
Inventory Description Sword and sheath, short blade, metal guard, end cap with designs in relief
Classification
  • Sword
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan
Materials Steel , Bronze? , Gilt , Sharkskin? , Stingray skin? , Silk cord , Wood , Lacquer
Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 7.9 x 7.5 cm (28 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 3
Label on object 33-78-60/371
Provenance
Collector Alfred Greenough (1873)
Donor Mrs. Edward Reynolds (1933)

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