20th century
45.09 x 12.22 cm (17 3/4 x 4 13/16 in.)
Leaded bronze
16th-13th century BCEEuropeanLead
Bronze
ChineseLead or Pewter
Electrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
JapaneseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBlade: 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 centuryFrenchSteel
19th centuryTurkishCopper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapanese