c/forgottenweapons · by FireTower@lemmy.world · 2yBronze sword with an ornate crystal hilt, China, 5th-3rd century BCE cross-posted from: https://kbin.social/m/HistoryArtifacts/t/826182 166 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
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MataVatnik@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
What in the mythical artifact is going on here
Gullible@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 2y
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?
iltoroargento@lemmy.sdf.org · 7 pts · 2y
Aliens...
/s
But seriously, this looks like something my cyberpunk character would lug around with them.
FireTower@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
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.
https://youtu.be/4KM7ySNWuqU?si=
Son_of_dad@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
I'm currently playing Tears of the kingdom and I can see where the inspiration came from for that game
jerrythegenius@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Probably inspired the Moonlight Blade from King's Field.
threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
Seems like it would be brittle. Is it mainly a decorative piece?
MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 2y
That's ancient Chinese crystal, it's 10x stronger than titanium! /s
RoseRose56@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
That's sick!!! Really cool.
littlebluespark@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Well, fuck. That's canon now. 😱🤘🏽