c. 520 - 550
Cast copper
3rd millennium BCEIndianLeaded bronze
5th-4th century BCEGreekArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCESyro-HittiteMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanElectrotype of bronze original with gold; engraved
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLeaded bronze
2nd millennium BCENear EasternLead
Iron
JapaneseBronze with turquoise inlay
14th-11th century BCEChineseBronze
ChineseIron
JapaneseIron
Japanese