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A close-up image of the lower end of an Assyrian sword's sheath.The sheath's end has been decorated with bodies of 2 roaring lionesses. The sword depicted on this alabaster bas-relief belongs to an Assyrian attendant and the feathers on...

Although the bow and crossbow were the weapons of choice for much of China's history, the sword played its part, especially when warriors were forced to dismount and face the enemy at close quarters. Widely used from around 500 BCE, swords...

A gold sword hilt decorated with interlaced dragons. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century BCE. The British Museum, London.

Bronze sword from Egypt, c. 1200 BCE. Louvre Museum, Paris.

An Iberian falcata sword, 399-200 BCE. (National Archeological Museum of Spain, Madrid)

The beautiful Sword from Langeid is from the first half of the 11th century CE. Now exhibited at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo, Norway.

Inscribed seven-branched sword ostensibly made in Baekje in 360 CE and gifted to Yamato. Photo credit: Kai Hendry after https://www.flickr.com/photos/hendry/189880424/ (left) and G. L. Barnes (right) after fig. 117 in G. L. Barnes (1999...

Winged youth with a sword, probably Thanatos, personification of death. Detail of a sculptured marble column drum from the Temple of Artemis at Ephesos, ca. 325-300 BCE. Found at the south-west corner of the temple.

A detail of an inlaid iron sword. From Eta Funayama Tumulus, Nagomi-machi, Tamana-gun, Kumamoto, Japan. Kofun Period, 5th-6th century CE. National Treasure. Tokyo National Museum.

Sword belt decoration with the inscription LG X FR FEL: Legio X Fretensis Felix (the fortunate), early 3rd century CE. Israel Museum, Jerusalem.