Sword scabbard slide (wei)

Place of OriginChina

Date206 BCE-9 CE

PeriodWestern Han period (206 BCE–9 CE)

MaterialsNephrite

DimensionsW. 1 1/16 in x L. 2 15/16 in, W. 2.7 cm x L. 7.5 cm

Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection

Object numberB60J736

DepartmentChinese Art

ClassificationsJade And Stones

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One of the archaic jade decorations in China, this component is fixed on the scabbard to connect it to a leather or silk belt.

1900-1940

approx. 1800s

approx. 1900s

1900-1950

1900-1940

206 BCE-220 CE

1850-1940

206 BCE-9 CE

206 BCE-9 CE