2nd millenium BCE
11.6 x 4.7 x 2.6 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/8 x 1 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Bronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianWood
JapaneseSteel, jade
19th centuryIndianLeaded bronze
16th-13th century BCEEuropeanMalachite- and azurite-encrusted bronze blade; greenish, brown jadelike guard
5th-3rd century BCEChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
ScythianLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineArsenical bronze
3rd millennium BCEIranianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanStone
20th centuryChinese