20th century
33.34 x 6.35 cm (13 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Watered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEEuropeanCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEUnidentified cultureNephrite
ChineseArsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCEIranianIron
JapaneseElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternIron
JapaneseRock crystal
17th centuryIndianLead
Roman