late 3rd Millennium BCE
8.8 x 4.3 cm (3 7/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Lead
GreekBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianBronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianMetal
IslamicIron
ChineseSilver
6th centuryAnglo-SaxonLead
RomanCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze
ChineseBlade: steel with gold-filled incised decoration and inscriptions; handle: braided brass wire over fabric on a wooden core; guard: cast brass and gilt bronze, with profile portrait of Lafayette enframed in draped flags; lion-headed pummel: cast brass with gilt bronze decoration
18th centuryFrench