19th-20th century
Reproduction of bronze blade with a gold hilt. Engraved with running horses. Original from grave Circle A at Mycenae.
74 cm (29 1/8 in.)
Iron
JapaneseRed granite
2nd millennium BCEHurrianBronze
ChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
ChineseStone
20th centuryChineseMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapaneseMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanBlade: steel with gold-filled incised decoration and inscriptions; handle: braided brass wire over fabric on a wooden core; guard: cast brass and gilt bronze, with profile portrait of Lafayette enframed in draped flags; lion-headed pummel: cast brass with gilt bronze decoration
18th centuryFrenchBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
Chinese