16th-11th century BCE
L. 28 cm (11 in.)
Steel with traces of copper
16th-17th centuryIndianCopper
3rd millennium BCECypriotLead
GreekBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanLeaded copper
5th century BCEGreeklimestone
2nd millennium BCEHurrianStone
ChineseGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
Chinese