Late Edo period, dated 8th month of 1854
85.4 x 3.9 cm (33 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Mixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze handle holding iron blade
9th-8th century BCEIranianNiello stripes on hammer end, gold inlay around beak, silver inlay around eyes
10th-11th centuryTurkishBronze
ChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternLead or Pewter
Steel
17th centuryPersianCast 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 BCEChineseLead or Pewter
Steel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndian