circa 3000 BCE-2000 BCE
L. 33 cm (13 in.)
Cast bronze
11th century BCEChineseIron
JapanesePale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
18th-19th centuryChineseIron
JapaneseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapaneseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanStone
20th centuryChineseMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanPolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChinese