Warring States (475–221 BCE)

Overall length 68 cm; diameter of pommel 4.6 cm; length of grip 9.4 cm, width of grip 1.5 cm; height of guard 2.3 cm, width of guard 5 cm; length of blade 33.1 cm; height of chape 5.5 cm, width of chape 4.5–5.8 cm

Unearthed from the tomb of a Qin nobleman of the late Warring States period, Poliu Village, Xixian New Area, Shaanxi

Shaanxi Academy of Archaeology