15th century, Yongle period
H. 17.7 x W. 11.0 x D. 9.0 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Ex-collection: Usher P. Coolidge Hester C. Clapp and Susan C. Wolkoff (daughters of Usher P. and Sylvia S. Coolidge), gift to Harvard University Art Museums
Leaded brass
Unidentified centuryUnidentified cultureLeaded bronze
7th-1st century BCEEgyptianWood box containing various archival materials
21st centuryPortugueseWhite glass relief on blue glass ground
18th centuryBritish
Bronze in wooden frame
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
RomanLeaded bronze
5th-2nd century BCEIberian
Honey substitute in paper container, inscribed in graphite, stamped, wooden box
20th centuryGermanPentelic marble
2nd century CERomanBronze; with inscription on the stand dated to 587
6th centuryChinese
Thirteen panels of American redwood
20th centuryFrenchSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChinese