second half 7th-6th century BCE
4.8 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm (1 7/8 x 9/16 x 1/4 in.)
Brought from Sardis; by Frederick Marquand Godwin, New York, (by 1914), by descent; to his wife Dorothy W. Godwin, New York (1914-1964), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1964. Note: Frederick M. Godwin was the photographer for the excavations at Sardis with Howard Crosby Butler in 1913 and 1914.
Watered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianElectrotype of original bronze blade with wood and agate; incised
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze
6th-5th century BCEGreekCast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseSteel, watered steel, and gold
18th-19th centuryIndianCast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianLeaded bronze
2nd millennium BCENear EasternIron
JapaneseLeaded copper
5th century BCEGreekLead
Roman