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
JapaneseLead or Pewter
Stone
IndianBronze
ChineseLead
RomanIron
JapaneseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanSteel
17th centuryPersianBronze
ChineseOxide-encrusted bronze blade; bone-colored nephrite guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLead
Iron
Japanese