second half 2nd millennium BCE
8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
Bronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianSword with ivory and bronze hilt; wooden scabbard
18th centuryIndianLead
Lead
dagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianLead
Lead
3rd century BCEEgyptianStone
20th centuryChinesePolished dark stone
3rd millennium BCEChineseLead or Pewter