69cm (27in) long. See a similar bronze sword of similar size, Eastern Zhou or Han dynasty, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes, Hong Kong, 1990, p.164, no.65.

54cm (21 1/4in) long. Compare with a spearhead decorated with similar patterned blade, Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century BC, illustrated by J.Rawson and E.Bunker, Ancient Chinese and Ordos Bronzes ...

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