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Sword of Goujian
The
Sword of
Goujian
(
Traditional Chinese
: 越王勾踐劍,
Simplified Chinese
: 越王勾践剑) is an
archaeological artifact
of the
Spring and Autumn period
(771 to 403BC) found in 1965 in
Hubei, China
. Forged of copper and tin, it is renowned for its unusual sharpness and resistance to
tarnish
rarely seen in artifacts so old. This historical artifact of
ancient China
is currently in the possession of the
Hubei Provincial Museum
.
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