Title: Short Sword and Sheath with Crouching Feline
Object type: Sword and scabbard
Date: 10th–8th century BC
Culture: Northeast China
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: Sword: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm)
Scabbard: L. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, 2002
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY