20th century
44.61 x 9.05 cm (17 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Cast bronze
11th century BCEChineseWatered steel, gold
17th centuryPersianStone
20th centuryChineseStone
20th centuryChineseLead
Cast 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 BCEChinesedagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianCast bronze
11th century BCEChineseCast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel
19th centuryFrenchStone
20th centuryChineseIron
JapaneseLead
Greek