475 BCE - 221 BCE
45.7 x 5.2 x 4 cm (18 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Metal
19th centuryJapaneseWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianBronze
6th-5th century BCEIranianLead
Pale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLeaded bronze
8th-5th century BCENear Easternlimestone
2nd millennium BCEHurrianLeaded bronze
7th-6th century BCEGreek