c. 2500 BCE-2200 BCE
Electrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
JapaneseSteel
17th-18th centuryIndianMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEUnidentified cultureGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseBronze
6th-5th century BCEGreekCopper
9th-8th century BCEGreekLeaded bronze
8th-5th century BCENear Eastern