Stone
ChineseBronze inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseStone
ChinesePale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze
ChineseBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseCast 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 BCEChineseOxide-encrusted bronze blade; bone-colored nephrite guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze
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