299 BCE-200 BCE
3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Watered steel, jade
17th centuryMughalLead
Steel blade with chased and chiseled decoration, wooden handle with decorative inlays of metal, stone, coral, and mother of pearl
19th-20th centuryIndonesianStone
ChineseCopper alloy
3rd-2nd millennium BCEUnidentified cultureElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCopper
12th-10th century BCEIranianCopper
9th-8th century BCEGreekBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseMetal
IslamicBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternLead