
Short Sword
Unrecorded maker
ca. 5th–2nd century BCE · Bronze, iron
Cleared · Public Domain
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658 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
294 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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Short Sword
Unrecorded maker
ca. 5th–2nd century BCE · Bronze, iron
Cleared · Public Domain
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Short Sword (Duan Jian)
Unrecorded maker
ca. 4th–1st century BCE · Steel, bronze, gold
Cleared · Public Domain
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Short Sword (Yatagan) from the Court of Süleyman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–66)
Ahmed Tekelü (d. 1530)
ca. 1525–30 · Steel, gold, ivory (walrus), silver, turquoise, pearls, rubies
Cleared · Public Domain
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Sword and scabbard (Sinhalese: kasthane)
Unrecorded maker
18th century · Silver, gold, iron, wood, and gemstones
Cleared · Public Domain
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Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
17th–18th century · Brass
Cleared · Public Domain
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Court attendant with eben (ceremonial sword)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
18th–19th century · Brass
Cleared · Public Domain
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Drawings of Old Swords from the Hachiman Temple at Kamakura: Short Sword (<i>Tanto</i>) from Akita; Sword of Yoshii Family; Doctor's Sword of Mr. Fukushima; State Sword of Mr. Matsuda
Anonymous
ca. 1615–1868 · Ink on paper
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Short Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
Unrecorded maker
late 18th–early 19th century · Steel, silver, rhinoceros horn, textile
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Sword (Yatagan) with Scabbard
Unrecorded maker
Early 19th century (inscribed with a date assumed to include an error: A.H. 1124 / 1712 CE) · Steel, silver, niello, gold, wood
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Sword Handle
Unrecorded maker
Late 19th–early 20th century · Antler, fiber, resin
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.
Sword Handle
Unrecorded maker
Late 19th–early 20th century · Antler
In copyright
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