
Short Sword and Sheath with Animal Motifs
Unrecorded maker
7th–6th century BCE · Bronze
Cleared · Public Domain
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Short Sword and Sheath with Animal Motifs
Unrecorded maker
7th–6th century BCE · Bronze
Cleared · Public Domain
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Reproduction of a Scythian sword sheath
Unrecorded maker
19th century, after 7th century BCE original · Electrotype
Cleared · Public Domain
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Sword Sheath Mount
Unrecorded maker
7th century · Copper alloy
Cleared · Public Domain
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Ceremonial Sword and Sheath
Ìgùn Ematon (blacksmith guild) artists
1856–97 · Iron, ivory, silk, wool, cotton, yarn, leather, metal tacks, staples
Cleared · Public Domain
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Knife (Barong) with Sheath
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Steel, wood, ivory, silver, copper, gold
Cleared · Public Domain
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Sword Cane with Two Blades and Sheath
Unrecorded maker
19th century · Wood, silver
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
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Sword and sheath
Unrecorded maker
8th–7th century BCE · Bronze
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.
Designs for a Dagger Pommel (left) and two for the Sheath of a Sword (middle and right)
Cornelis Bos (d. 1556)
ca. 1546–55 · Engraving
In copyright
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Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)
Yoruba artist
19th–first half of 20th century · Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope
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.
Mandau (sword) and sheath
Kenyah or Kayan artist
late 19th–early 20th century · Steel, brass, wood, antler, bone, hair, trade cloth, fiber
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.
Panel Ornaments for Ceremonial Sword and Sheath (Udamalore)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century · Cotton, glass beads, wood, brass, rope
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 and Sheath
Mande numu (blacksmith)
20th century · Iron, leather, copper alloy, cloth, dye, beads, buttons, pigment
In copyright
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