9th-7th century BCE
5.4 x 3.6 x 9.4 cm (2 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 3 11/16 in.)
W. C. Burriss Young, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Iron
JapaneseBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseGold
4th century BCEGreekBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCECypriotPolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteBronze
ChineseMetal blade with bone handle; leather scabbard
19th centuryMalaysianBronze
Chinese