Overall: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Bronze
2nd-1st millennium BCENear EasternArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteMetal
20th centuryGermanElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
ChineseMalachite- and azurite-encrusted bronze blade; greenish, brown jadelike guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
ChineseIron
JapaneseIron
JapaneseLeaded bronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternCopper alloy
9th-7th century BCEIrish