Damn, looking at the comments here I realize sometimes I DO have more knowledge on some topics than other people.
If you guys don't know that's a bronze sword, bronze is a metal that's well known due to its corruption-resistant properties. When bronze develops that green patina you see on the sword it also creates a sort of protective layer that shields the rest of the metal from oxygen and prevents it from rusting away.
Quick note meant to say corrosion not corruption lmao.
This is also why the statue of liberty is green. Also the colossus of Rhodes would've been the same color by the time of its fall, and especially by the time some MOTHERFUCKER SCRAPPED IT!
Just wanted to add to your comment here because patinas are freaking cool, in the world of bronze sculpture you can make the patina form a different color by applying different chemicals.
It can be blue, black, turquoise, or iridescent depending on the chemical mix. I'm pretty sure there's even a company that sells premixed solutions to achieve the desired results.
that's really cool. yeah, anything involving either chemistry, manufacturing, or blacksmithing I would safely assume I'm not the expert in the room. I bet lots of people are same
"What's all this sectarian racket then? We don't get Buddhists playing bagpipes in our bathroom or Hindus harmonizing in the hall! The Shintoists don't come here shattering sheet glass in the sh__house and shouting slogans-"
Bronze lasts a long time because it barely corrodes in the right conditions compared to iron/steel which rusts the moment you look at it wrong.
Here's one that was made sometime around 700 BC and is in absolutely pristine conditions because the scabbard was so well made it was a practically air tight seal around the sword.
I have this feeling that my luck is none too good
This sword here at my side don't act the way it should
Keeps calling me its master, but I feel like its slave
Hauling me faster and faster to an early, early grave
And it howls, it howls like hell
Heres a concept, imagine some corrupting evil sword gets picked up by someone who incorruptible by the sword. The trick is they are immune to the swords corruption cause they are working off of a fundamentally different internal morality.
"Hahaha!", said the sword. "I will twist your mind until you're wearing mixed fabrics, having pre-marital sex, and using the Lord's name in vain!", it cackled.
I'm seriously amazed at how polished it looks after just a small rinse of water over it, despite being buried for over 3000 years. The arrowheads also look perfectly intact
"Given the soft nature of bronze, historians have previously wondered whether such blades served a ceremonial purpose, rather than a practical purpose on the battlefield. A few years ago, scientists even staged sword fights in order to learn more about how the Bronze Age weapons could have been used effectively in battle, despite being much easier to damage and harder to repair than their iron successors."