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Sword Guard in the Form of Confronted Dragons

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Nephrite; carved, Timurid period (1370–1507), Central Asia
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Heber R. Bishop 1902
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Title: Sword Guard in the Form of Confronted Dragons
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Nephrite; carved, Timurid period (1370–1507), Central Asia.

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