3rd millennium BCE
2.2 x 8.8 cm (7/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Silver
6th centuryAnglo-SaxonLead
Lead
RomanBronze
ChineseBronze
ChineseMetal
IslamicMottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
ChineseStone
20th centuryChineseMixed copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIranianBlade: 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 centuryFrench