Title: Sword handle
Object type: Sword handle
Date: 6th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Bronze, gilt
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY