18th century
8.5 x 19 cm (3 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.)
[Parke-Bernet, New York, 30 June 1980, lot 316], [through Terence McEnernay], sold; to Edwin Binney, 3rd, 1980, bequest; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1985.
Turned bronze with incised decor
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