2nd millennium BCE
6.3 x 1.2 x 11.8 cm (2 1/2 x 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
W. C. Burriss Young, Cambridge, MA, bequest; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2002.
Metal
ChineseLead
Bronze, silver rivets
2nd millennium BCEMinoanSteel
17th centuryPersianLead
Iron
3rd-7th centuryRomanSpearhead: steel; Sheath: wood, leather
17th-20th centuryIndianBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseBronze
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianRed granite
2nd millennium BCEHurrianBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseMetal
20th centuryGerman