late 3rd Millennium BCE
8.8 x 4.3 cm (3 7/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Bronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotWatered steel with gold overlay
17th centuryPersianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze with turquoise inlays (inscription cast on both sides of the sword guard)
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseBronze
ChineseCopper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianLead
GreekIron
JapaneseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrish