ca. 8th century
H. 4.8 x Diam. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Metal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianSteel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndianBronze with turquoise inlay
11th-8th century BCEChineseLead
Lead
Bronze
2nd-1st millennium BCENear EasternBlade: 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 centuryFrenchBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseBronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseBronze
ChineseBronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternBronze
Chinese