early 20th Century
Modern copy of sixteenth century original in the collection of the Museum of Antiquities, Berlin.
Iron
JapaneseLead
Bronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseNiello stripes on hammer end, gold inlay around beak, silver inlay around eyes
10th-11th centuryTurkishBlade: 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 centuryFrenchArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChinese