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, jade
19th centuryIndianCast bronze
16th-11th century BCEChineseCast bronze
11th century BCEChinesedagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseLeaded bronze
7th-6th century BCEGreekGold
4th century BCEGreekStone
20th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
16th-13th century BCEEuropeanBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSteel
17th-18th centuryIndianLead
3rd century BCEEgyptian