17th-18th century
31.43 cm (12 3/8 in.)
Bronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseIron
JapaneseBronze
ChineseCast 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 BCEChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekCast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel
19th centuryFrenchIron
JapaneseCast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineMixed copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIranianSilver
6th centuryAnglo-SaxonBronze
Chinese