10th-8th century BCE
4.1 x 33.7 cm (1 5/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
Kurt H. Weil, Montclair, NJ (1927-1992), by descent; to Kathleen Weil-Garris Brandt, New York (1992-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums.
Lead
GreekIron
JapaneseSteel blade with chased and chiseled decoration, wooden handle with decorative inlays of metal, stone, coral, and mother of pearl
19th-20th centuryIndonesianWatered steel with gold inlay
17th centuryPersianCopper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseBronze
3rd millennium BCEIranianBronze
ChineseMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanLead or Pewter
Lead