19th-18th century BCE
10.7 x 9.6 cm (4 3/16 x 3 3/4 in.)
Richard R. Wagner, gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1968.
Bronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianIron
ChineseLead
Iron
ScythianCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanIron
JapaneseMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseBronze
Chinese