Sword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. ( cm), Swords, This sword is

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Sword with Scabbard Mounts, ca. 600, Chinese, Iron, bronze, gold, silver, wood, L. 40 1/4 in. ( cm), Swords, This sword is said to have been found in an imperial tomb at Mang Shan, north of Luoyang, Henan Province. The P-shaped scabbard mounts, probably derived from long swords worn by nomadic Sarmatian and Sasanian horsemen, served as a prototype for the Japanese tachi (slung sword

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