Sword Pommel Mount
81-23-95
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 81-23-95 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Warring States |
| Date Made | 400BC-300BC |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Nephrite |
| Description | A nephrite disc with alteration from burial with central swirl motif. Uncarved on reverse side. Very likely a medieval imitation of an earlier type because there is no effective means for attachment. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Addams, 1981 |
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