1st-4th century CE
16.5 x 0.4 cm (6 1/2 x 3/16 in.)
"From Rome" according to Classical Collection index card; received as a gift of H.W. Bell on Feb. 2, 1911.
Metal (steel?) with ivory handle
18th-19th centuryAmericanMetal
ChineseCopper alloy
1st-4th century CERomanDecorated with gold leaf design, purple velvet haft
17th centuryIndianBlack hardstone
2nd millennium BCEPhilippineBronze
5th century BCEGreekMetal
18th-19th centuryAmericanStone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBrass
1st millennium CEByzantineSilver
18th centuryAmericanLead
4th-2nd century BCEGreek