Bronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE
Bronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE
cross-posted from: 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...
/s
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.
Seems like it would be brittle. Is it mainly a decorative piece?
That's ancient Chinese crystal, it's 10x stronger than titanium! /s
Probably inspired the Moonlight Blade from King's Field.
Damn that's cool
Well, fuck. That's canon now. 😱🤘🏽
That's sick!!! Really cool.