19th-20th century
Reproduction of original bronze blade with silver and gold inlaid decoration showing three running lions on both sides. The electrotype includes a handle with a reproduction of a gold pommel with a repoussé lion battling a spotted panther. The blade and pommel were found separately within the same burial in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.
33 cm (13 in.)
Gold
4th century BCEGreekBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseIron
JapaneseSilver
6th centuryAnglo-SaxonLead
GreekSteel, jade
19th centuryIndianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLead
Steel
17th-18th centuryIndianLead
Iron
JapaneseBronze
Chinese