2nd Millennium BCE
4.3 x 1.4 (rivet thickness) x 25.8 cm (1 11/16 x 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
Copper
9th-8th century BCEGreek
Iron
4th-3rd century BCEBronze
2nd-1st millennium BCENear EasternBronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseIron
JapaneseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEEuropean
Iron
2nd-1st century BCEBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseBronze
ChineseStone
20th centuryChinese