Purchased in Rome.
Steel, jade
19th centuryIndianBronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseBronze
ChineseBronze
12th-10th century BCEIranianMetal
20th centuryGermanLead
Lead
Mottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseBlade: 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 centuryFrenchCast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel
19th centuryFrenchIron
Japanese