late 18th-early 19th century
Metal with wood and leather handle
18th-19th centuryLead
GreekIron
JapaneseBronze
ChineseLeaded bronze
2nd millennium BCENear EasternLead
3rd century BCEEgyptianLead
Gilt bronze
8th centuryChineseSteel
17th centuryPersianStone
20th centuryChineseMalachite- and azurite-encrusted bronze blade; greenish, brown jadelike guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSteel, watered steel, and gold
18th-19th centuryIndian