Karasuk-style bronze sword

…The blade and handle of this sword are cast together, and many of them have antennae-style pommel ornaments of Western origin. There are Karasu-style bronze swords, which have a circular cross-section on the blade and a tongue-shaped protrusion on the blade, and Ordos-style bronze swords, which have a diamond-shaped cross-section on the blade. Karasu-style bronze swords are an older style, and may have been the catalyst for the spread of bronze swords in central China. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Karasuk-style bronze swords" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この剣は剣身と柄とを同鋳し，西方起源の触角式柄頭飾をもつものが多い。剣身に断面円形の脊，関に舌状突起をもつカラスク式銅剣と，剣身の断面が菱形のオルドス式銅剣とがある。カラスク式銅剣が古い型式であり，中国中心地域で銅剣が普及する契機を与えた可能性がある。…

※「カラスク式銅剣」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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