19th-20th century
7 x 26.4 x 1.4 cm (2 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 9/16 in.)
Terracotta
White marble; probably from Dingzhou, Hebei province
6th centuryChineseMarble
3rd-2nd century BCEGreekperhaps from Hadda, Afghanistan
3rd-4th century CEAfghanTerracotta
RomanMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChineseWood box containing various archival materials
21st centuryPortugueseTannish-gray stone

Stone and metal
20th-21st centuryAmericanCopper alloy
1st millennium BCEIranianMolded, gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments over white ground
7th-8th centuryChineseTerracotta
3rd-1st century BCEEtruscan