25th-21st century BCE
10.1 x 4.5 x 0.6 cm (4 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in.)
From Afrati. Ex Norbert Schimmel Collection.
Iron
JapaneseBronze
1st millennium BCEChineseLead
GreekIron
JapaneseStone
20th centuryChineseLead or Pewter
Steel blade with chased and chiseled decoration, wooden handle with decorative inlays of metal, stone, coral, and mother of pearl
19th-20th centuryIndonesianElectrotype of bronze original with gold and silver; inlaid
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanSpearhead: steel; Sheath: wood, leather
17th-20th centuryIndianCast bronze with gilded silver and engraved steel
19th centuryFrenchMetal, ivory handle, incised gold floral design
17th-18th centuryPersianBronze, the hilt inlaid with sheet gold
Chinese