The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Sword with Scabbard Mounts

Art Object

Program Information

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

Program information

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Stuart W. Pyhrr, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Curator in Charge, details the growth of the department after 1929, changes in the galleries, and notable acquisitions.

Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 690 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 279 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4358 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 226 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 320 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 207 views

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Sword with Scabbard Mounts

Date:: ca. A.D. 600
Culture:: Chinese
Medium:: Iron, gilt bronze, silver, wood
Dimensions:: Length, 39 1/4 in. (99.7 cm)
Classification:: Swords
Credit Line:: Gift of George D. Pratt, 1930
Accession Number:: 30.65.1

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 377

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