Bronze dagger pommel, Late Warring States, China, 3rd century BC. Artist: Unknown

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Bronze dagger pommel, Late Warring States, China, 3rd century BC. Dagger pommel decorated in the centre with scrolling stylized dragons on a markedly concave cross-hatched background around a plain circular protrusion extending below with central slit and fixing holes to hold the dagger's leaf-like blade.

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Size: 2836px × 2206px
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Photo credit: © The Museum of East Asian Art/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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