ID 807304
Lot 830 | A RARE GOLD AND TURQUOISE-INLAID BRONZE SWORD
Estimate value
$ 40 000 – 60 000
WARRING STATES PERIOD, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY BC
The long tapering blade is cast with a median ridge and beveled edges. The oval handle is encircled by two rings and the dished circular pommel inlaid in gold wire and turquoise with C-scrolls surrounding a quatrefoil motif centered by a small gold sheet disc. The bronze has a grey and green patina with some malachite green encrustation.
18 7/8 in. (48 cm.) long, fitted brocade box
Provenance
Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) Collection, New York, acquired prior to 1965.
Property from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection; Christie’s New York, 14 September 2009, lot 25.
Exhibited
New York, Columbia University, February 1965.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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