c. 1791
inscribed on the recto of the blade: "Pour la Nation"; inscribed on the verso of the blade: "Vaincrir ou mourir"
length: 95 cm (37 3/8 in.)
Arsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCECycladicIron
JapaneseStone
ChineseIron
JapaneseLead or Pewter
Copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishBronze
ChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
ChineseIron
Japanese