Sheath
51-4-68B
From: Tibet
Curatorial Section: Asian
Object Number | 51-4-68B |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Tibetan |
Provenience | Tibet |
Date Made | 15th Century - 1935 |
Section | Asian |
Materials | Brass | Shark Skin |
Technique | Relief |
Iconography | Phoenix | Dragon |
Description | Sheath, with slightly upturned end, covered with brass except for wide sharksin band. Relief decoration of dragon and phoenix. Filligree design on sheath with back sottered on. Various degrees of workmanship. |
Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Robert R. Service, 1951 |
Other Number | 212 - Other Number |
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