19th century
Iron
JapaneseBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianLead
Steel
17th-18th centuryIndianSteel
17th centuryPersianSteel blade with chased and chiseled decoration, wooden handle with decorative inlays of metal, stone, coral, and mother of pearl
19th-20th centuryIndonesianLead
GreekMottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseGreen nephrite
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseSteel, watered steel, and gold
18th-19th centuryIndian