c. 1700 - 1028 BCE
Steel
17th centuryPersianStone
IndianCopper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
5th-4th century BCEGreekBronze
ChineseStone
20th centuryChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteBronze handle holding iron blade
9th-8th century BCEIranian