20th century
33.34 x 6.35 cm (13 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Polished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
11th-8th century BCEChineseSpearhead: steel; Sheath: wood, leather
17th-20th centuryIndianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
2nd millennium BCEGreekRed granite
2nd millennium BCEHurrianCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEEuropeanCopper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChineseMetal
ChineseNephrite
ChineseCopper alloy
9th-7th century BCEIrish