299 BCE-200 BCE
3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Leaded arsenical copper
2nd millennium BCELevantineIron
JapaneseStone
IndianCast 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 BCEChineseBronze
2nd-1st millennium BCENear Easterndagger: watered steel with gold inlay and ivory hilt; wooden scabbard covered in leather
19th centuryPersianStone
20th centuryChineseMetal with wood and leather handle
18th-19th centuryLeaded bronze
8th-5th century BCENear EasternIron
JapaneseLead
RomanBronze
2nd millennium BCEAnatolian