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Knife handle by Charles Lang Freer, Lai-Yuan & Company — VisualArtsDB

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Weapon and armament
Knife handle

Knife handle

Knife handle

Charles Lang Freer Lai-Yuan & Company

1000

Medium: Bronze
Genre: Weapon and armament
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Weapon and Armament

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Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 221 BCE)Chinese ArtsculptureArtbronzeCharles Lang Freer collectionMetal-work

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