13th-11th century BCE
L. 29.2 x W. 6.7 cm (11 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Watered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEGreekLead
Stone
ChineseNiello stripes on hammer end, gold inlay around beak, silver inlay around eyes
10th-11th centuryTurkishBronze, silver rivets
2nd millennium BCEMinoanBronze
12th-10th century BCEIranianSteel
19th centuryTurkishCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEEuropeanRock crystal
17th centuryIndianIron
Japanese