13th-11th century BCE
L. 27.9 x W. 7.5 cm (11 x 2 15/16 in.)
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Copper alloy
2nd millennium BCEHittiteMetal
19th centuryJapaneseWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianBronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternVolcanic stone
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianCopper
9th-8th century BCEGreekBronze
ChineseLead
GreekBronze
2nd millennium BCEGreekIron
JapaneseStone
20th centuryChineseCast bronze with black and greenish patina and remnants of oxidized cord on the hilt and traces of wood on the blade; inscription (added later) inlaid in gold
5th-3rd century BCEChinese