4th Century BCE
actual: 11.9 x 4.8 cm (4 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Lead
Iron
JapaneseStone
20th centuryChineseBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIron
3rd-7th centuryRomanWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotLeaded copper
5th century BCEGreekLead
Electrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanNephrite
ChineseGold
4th century BCEGreek