18th century
35.56 cm (14 in.)
Bronze, silver rivets
2nd millennium BCEMinoanCast 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 BCEChineseBronze
ChineseCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEUnidentified cultureLeaded bronze
7th-6th century BCEGreekElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLead
GreekBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseLead
GreekIron
JapaneseBronze
12th-10th century BCEIranian