14th-11th century BCE
L. 35.5 x W. 7.7 x Thickness 1.3 cm (14 x 3 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
Iron
JapaneseMetal
19th centuryJapaneseCast 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 BCEChineseLead
Copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishBronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseGreen nephrite
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternCast bronze
16th-11th century BCEChineseCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEEuropeanBronze inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseSpearhead: steel; Sheath: wood, leather
17th-20th centuryIndian