475 BCE - 221 BCE
1.2 x 5.1 x 2 cm (1/2 x 2 x 13/16 in.)
Bronze
Chinesedagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianMetal
ChinesePolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseOxide-encrusted bronze blade; bone-colored nephrite guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseStone
ChineseMetal
20th centuryGermanArsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCECycladicIron
Japanese