c. 2500 BCE-2200 BCE
Lead
GreekMalachite- and azurite-encrusted bronze blade; greenish, brown jadelike guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianLead
Lead
Copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEHittiteBronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianPolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseNephrite
ChineseLeaded bronze
15th-13th century BCEItalic