Title: Sword Blade
Object type: Sword blade
Culture: China
Period: Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE)
Medium: Bronze inlaid with gold and silver
Dimensions: L. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 1/4 in. (.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1965
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY