c. 1800
Oblong, base and hinged cover engraved to resemble a purse; interior with gilt hinged grille pierced with foliate scrolls
1.11 x 0.95 x 2.54 cm (7/16 x 3/8 x 1 in.) 7.4 g
David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999.
White stoneware with clear glaze over molded decoration and stylized Chinese character "shou" (longevity) impressed into the flat floor; the rim banded with metal
17th-18th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekSilver, ebony
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta
6th-5th century BCEGreekTerracotta, gray ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseBronze
6th-4th century BCEAchaemenidSilverplate
20th centuryAmericanCeramic
20th centurySwedishTerracotta
6th century BCEItalo-CorinthianTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
Roman