6th-5th century BCE
3.1 x 1.1 cm (1 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Copper
9th-8th century BCEGreekBronze
ChineseMottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseMetal
ChineseLead
GreekLead
Bronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseMetal
19th centuryJapanese
Iron
4th-1st century BCEBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseWatered steel, jade
17th centuryMughalLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantine