c. 500 BCE
46.6 cm (18 3/8 in.)
Bronze
6th-5th century BCEIranianWatered steel with gold inlay
17th centuryPersian
Iron
4th-3rd century BCESteel
17th centuryPersianStone
ChineseIron
JapaneseSteel
19th centuryTurkishBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseSteel
17th-18th centuryIndianCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekBronze
Chinese