c. 2500 BCE-2200 BCE
Metal
IslamicCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEEuropeanLead
3rd century BCEEgyptianIron
JapaneseCast bronze
16th-11th century BCEChineseArsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCECycladicIron
JapaneseMetal with wood and leather handle
18th-19th centuryBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCopper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolian