19th-20th century
Reproduction of original bronze blade with gold and silver inlaid lilies and gold handle and pommel with repoussé lilies. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.
32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
Steel, watered steel, and gold
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JapaneseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishIron
JapaneseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekBronze
3rd millennium BCEIranianArsenical copper
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18th-19th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
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19th centuryTurkishBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranian