Late Edo period, dated 8th month of 1854
85.4 x 3.9 cm (33 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Cast bronze
11th century BCEChineseCopper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteLeaded copper
5th century BCEGreekCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotLead
GreekBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternMetal
19th centuryJapaneseElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianLeaded copper
3rd millennium BCEIranianMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianLead
Roman