13th-11th century BCE
L. 27.9 x W. 7.5 cm (11 x 2 15/16 in.)
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Cast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel
19th centuryFrenchCast bronze
15th-14th century BCEChineseArsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCECycladicBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianMetal sword; scabbard with silver decoration
19th centuryBhutaneseBronze
12th-10th century BCEIranianIron
JapaneseMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianCast bronze
16th-11th century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
7th-6th century BCEGreekCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChinese