9th century-10th century
H. 74.4 x W. 17.8 cm (29 5/16 x 7 in.)
Bronze
8th-7th century BCEIranianPlaster
19th centuryItalianClay mixed with straw, sundried
Central AsianGilt bronze; possibly from Yunnan province
8th centuryChineseMarble from mainland Greece, Pentelic (?)
2nd century CERomanStone
EgyptianGilt bronze
12th centuryChineseMarble
3rd-4th century CERomanBronze
19th centuryFrenchMarble
19th centuryAmerican
Steel with brass solder
20th centuryGermanMolded medium gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground (the drum made separately from the stand on which it rests)
2nd-1st century BCEChinese