c. 1300-1350
12.7 x 12.7 x 1.6 cm (5 x 5 x 5/8 in.)
John Watkins Brett, Burleigh House, London, sold; [Christie's, Manson and Woods, London, 18 April 1864, lot 2003], to; Rhodes. Whitehead, sold; [London?, 14 March 1906, lot 10]. Henry Oppenheimer, London, sold; [Christie's, London, 16 July 1936, lot 174]. William Randolph Hearst, New York, through; [J.F. Hayward] to; [Blumka Gallery, New York] to; Fogg Art Museum, 1952.
Polychromed wood
18th centuryGermanCypress wood with traces of gilding; shrine contains metal fittings and black lacquer
18th-19th centuryJapaneseGlazed Meissen porcelain
AmericanDolomitic marble, probably from Thasos
1st-3rd century CERomanGilt Bronze
16th centuryItalianPlaster
19th centuryItalianAlvastone
20th centuryFrenchPlaster
19th centuryItalian
Bristles and wood, inscribed in graphite, stamped
20th centuryGermanComposite ceramic
18th centuryBritishPlaster
19th centuryItalianPlaster