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Bronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE

cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts/t/826182 [https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts/t/826182]

That’s incredible. How did they apply the pattern? Is it gold/copper wire set onto the crystal or is it carved into the crystal itself?

Aliens…

But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.

Good question, my guess is gold damascene which is basic what you’re describing. Make a groove in the material then hammer wire into it.

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What in the mythical artifact is going on here

I’m currently playing Tears of the kingdom and I can see where the inspiration came from for that game

Damn that’s cool

Probably inspired the Moonlight Blade from King’s Field.

Seems like it would be brittle. Is it mainly a decorative piece?

That’s ancient Chinese crystal, it’s 10x stronger than titanium! /s

Well, fuck. That’s canon now. 😱🤘🏽

That’s sick!!! Really cool.