ca. 8th century
H. 4.8 x Diam. 4.8 cm (1 7/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Copper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEUnidentified cultureBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseLead
RomanCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseSteel
17th-18th centuryIndianPolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseStone
ChineseLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineIron
JapaneseBronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseLead
Iron
Japanese