Dagger and Sheath
Unknown Artist
ca. 3rd century BCE
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
Culture & Period
China · late Eastern Zhou (770–256 B.C.)–Han (206 B.C.–A.D. 220) dynasty
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Seymour Fund, 1969
Accession Number
69.218a, b