19th-20th century
Reproduction of original bronze blade with gold and silver inlaid lilies and gold handle and pommel with repoussé lilies. The original was found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae.
32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
Bronze
ChineseLeaded bronze
2nd millennium BCENear EasternMetal with mixed-media scabbard
16th centuryJapaneseCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseMetal
ChineseWatered steel, jade
17th centuryMughalArsenical copper
3rd millennium BCECypriotGilt bronze
8th centuryChineseElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid, repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLeaded bronze
4th century BCEGreekLead
Copper
3rd millennium BCECypriot