Title: Dagger and Sheath
Object type: Dagger and sheath
Date: ca. 3rd century BCE
Culture: China
Period: late Eastern Zhou (770–256 BCE)–Han (206 BCE–220 CE) dynasty
Medium: Bronze, gold
Dimensions: Dagger and sheath L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Dagger (hilt only) 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
Sheath L. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); W. 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); D. 5/16 in. (.8 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Seymour Fund, 1969
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY