20th century
Mottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseLead
RomanMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapaneseRock crystal
17th centuryIndianMixed copper alloy, malachite inlays
2nd century CERomanBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternLead
GreekMetal blade with bone handle; leather scabbard
19th centuryMalaysianBronze, silver rivets
2nd millennium BCEMinoanStone
20th centuryChineseCopper-lead-arsenic alloy
2nd millennium BCEAnatolianBronze
Chinese