c. 2500 BCE-2200 BCE
Pale greenish white nephrite with brass fittings; the steel blade with embellished brass handle and red hardstone handle end; Mughal style
18th-19th centuryChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
JapaneseGold
4th century BCEGreekGreen nephrite
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CEChineseLead
RomanLead
GreekLead or Pewter
Mixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanBronze
11th-8th century BCEChineseBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear Eastern