Title: Short Sword (Duan Jian)
Object type: Short sword (Duan jian)
Date: ca. 4th–1st century BCE
Culture: Eastern Central Asian
Medium: Steel, bronze, gold
Dimensions: L. 26 3/8 in. (67 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Wt. 1 lb. 6.5 oz. (637.9 g)
Classification: Swords
Credit line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, by exchange, 1998
Geography: Excavated in  Xinjiang  China Taklamakan Desert     
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY