c. 520 - 550
Lead
Bronze
13th-11th century BCEChineseWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianMetal sword; scabbard with silver decoration
19th centuryBhutaneseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishBronze
10th-8th century BCEIranianLeaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianStone
20th centuryChineseBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
ChineseSilver
6th centuryAnglo-Saxon