3rd Millennium BCE
11.4 x 3.9 x 0.5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Iron
JapaneseBronze
2nd millennium BCEGreekSteel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndianNephrite
ChineseLeaded bronze
5th-4th century BCEGreekBronze
ChineseSpearhead: steel; Sheath: wood, leather
17th-20th centuryIndianBronze
ChineseLead
Watered steel with gold overlay
17th centuryPersianArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianStone
20th centuryChinese