Double Sword with Scabbard
Unknown Artist
18th–19th century
Medium
Steel, bronze, sharkskin, horn, wood
Dimensions
L. with scabbard 28 in. (71.1 cm); L. of each without scabbard 25 3/8 in. (64.5 cm); W. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Wt. of each 1 lb. 1.1 oz. (484.8 g); Wt. of scabbard 12.1 oz. (343 g)
Classification
Swords
Culture
Chinese
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.1480a–c