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Scabbard Finial

CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 2 3/8 × 2 1/4 inches (6.03 × 5.72 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number42-14
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Scabbard Finial
Eastern Zhou (770-256 B.C.E.)-Warring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
50-44
Jade Scabbard Fitting
Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
34-246
Head of Dragon (Pole Finial)
3rd century C.E.
F88-39/3
Finial in the Form of a Tiger Head
Warring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
32-66/2
Dragon Finial
late 7th-early 8th century C.E.
F98-8
A Finial in the Form of a Tiger Head
Warring States period (480-221 B.C.E.)
32-66/1
Bird-shaped Finial
12th century
45-27/5