16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
H. 8.1 × L. 41.7 × W. 3.1 cm (3 3/16 × 16 7/16 × 1 1/4 in.)
Bronze
9th-8th century BCEIranianCast bronze with silver inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseBronze with turquoise inlay
16th-11th century BCEChineseIron
Leaded bronze, mercury gilded
3rd-2nd century BCEChineseKaga inlay work: iron with decoration inlaid in sahari (an alloy of copper, tin, and lead); interiors lined with lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseCast bronze with gold and silver inlay and with yellow and blue glass inlay
5th-3rd century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
2nd century CERomanBronze with pale green patina
16th-11th century BCEChineseKaga inlay work: iron with decoration inlaid in sahari (an alloy of copper, tin, and lead); interiors lined with lacquer
19th centuryJapaneseBronze with turquoise inlay
ChineseLeaded bronze
6th-3rd century BCEEtruscan