probably Western Zhou
L. 24.8 x W. 10.9 cm (9 3/4 x 4 5/16 in.)
Dr. and Mrs. Milford D. Schulz purchased at the Louis Joseph auction company, Boston (ca. 1950s).
Lead
Lead
Steel
19th centuryTurkishBronze
ChineseSteel, jade
19th centuryIndianIron
ScythianBronze
6th-2nd century BCENear EasternWatered steel with gold inlay
17th centuryPersianStone
ChineseCopper alloy
2nd millennium BCEIrishMottled reddish brown nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
11th-10th century BCEChineseNiello stripes on hammer end, gold inlay around beak, silver inlay around eyes
10th-11th centuryTurkish