Purchased in Rome.
Bronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianCast bronze
15th-14th century BCEChineseLead
Iron
JapaneseBronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseSteel blade with chased and chiseled decoration, wooden handle with decorative inlays of metal, stone, coral, and mother of pearl
19th-20th centuryIndonesianLead
Leaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineBlade: 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 centuryFrenchMetal
ChineseLeaded bronze
16th-13th century BCEEuropean