A CHINESE GOLD-INLAID BRONZE SWORD, HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - 220 AD)
A CHINESE GOLD-INLAID BRONZE SWORD
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - 220 AD)
Cast with beveled edges and a distinct median ridge, the diamond-shaped guard and the circular pommel each decorated with gold-inlaid scroll motifs, the bronze with extensive malachite-green encrustation
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) long
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A CHINESE GOLD-INLAID BRONZE SWORD
HAN DYNASTY (206 BC - 220 AD)
Cast with beveled edges and a distinct median ridge, the diamond-shaped guard and the circular pommel each decorated with gold-inlaid scroll motifs, the bronze with extensive malachite-green encrustation
15 3/8 in. (39 cm.) long
Special Notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU or, if the UK has withdrawn from the EU without an agreed transition deal, from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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