probably 1st century CE
H. 13.8 x W. 3.5 x D. 2 cm (5 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 13/16 in.)
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 6/6/1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 1943.
Mahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanBirch and plywood
20th centuryAmericanWalnut
18th centuryBritishPainted and laminated wood and plywood with leather handles
20th centuryAmericanPainted and stained wood
20th centuryDutchEnameled porcelain, "famille verte" type: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
17th-18th centuryChinesePainted and chromed tubular steel pipe frame wound with flag halyard
20th centuryDanishPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th centuryBritishMahogany
18th centuryAmericanWalnut with carved and burned decoration
15th centuryItalianWood
1st-2nd century CERoman