18th century
35.56 cm (14 in.)
Iron
JapaneseSteel
19th centuryTurkishBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanStone
ChineseSteel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndianBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianLead
RomanMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapaneseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekBlade: 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 centuryFrench