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LOT 2200
Chinese Han Style Bronze Sword
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
14 3/4 in. (462 grams, 37.5 cm).
Comprising a slender double-edged blade with a raised midrib on both sides, a ribbed integral handle and an oval domed pommel.
ProvenanceEx private Wiltshire, UK, collection, previously with the Ma Gallery, Bath, UK.
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