circa 3000 BCE-2000 BCE
L. 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.)
Iron
JapaneseLead
Metal sword; scabbard with silver decoration
19th centuryBhutaneseIron
JapaneseBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekLead
GreekSteel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndianCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternLead or Pewter
Bronze
6th-5th century BCEIranian