11th-10th century BCE
38.4 x 17.7 cm (15 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Bronze
ChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold; engraved
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEEuropeanWatered steel with gold overlay
17th centuryPersianBlade: steel with gold-filled incised decoration and inscriptions; handle: braided brass wire over fabric on a wooden core; guard: cast brass and gilt bronze, with profile portrait of Lafayette enframed in draped flags; lion-headed pummel: cast brass with gilt bronze decoration
18th centuryFrenchLead
GreekCast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianLeaded bronze
16th-13th century BCEEuropean
Iron
4th-3rd century BCELeaded bronze
4th century BCEGreekLead