Short Sword with Birds' Heads on the Handle
Unknown Artist
6th–5th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
L. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture
North China and south-central Inner Mongolia
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene V. Thaw, 2002
Accession Number
2002.201.38