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sword and scabbard

On display
human history
  • Other Name

    Eastern sword (descriptive name)

  • Description

    sword and scabbard

    steel curved sword with one edge flattened, IN HOC SIGNO VINCES engraved on blade by hilt, the grip curves down to the pommel and the hilt is ornately decorated in gilded metal, the same pattern covers the entire length of the metal scabbard, two metal loops on scabbard for attaching to strap

  • Place
    (Eastern)/Asia
  • Accession Number
    1932.233
  • Accession Date
    Unknown
  • Other Id

    709 (1885 Mackelvie Catalogue)

    17658.4 (ethnology)

    W2614 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

  • Display Room

    Mackelvie and Asian Ceramics East & West

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Images

  • sword and scabbard, 1932.233, W2614, 17658.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 02 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • sword and scabbard, 1932.233, W2614, 17658.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 02 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • sword and scabbard, 1932.233, W2614, 17658.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 02 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • sword and scabbard, 1932.233, W2614, 17658.4, Photographed by Denise Baynham, digital, 02 Mar 2018, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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