1630- 1640
With egg-shaped bowls, tapering hexagonal stems and gilt maidenhead terminals soldered to the stems with a lap-joint, the backs of the bowls pricked with the monogram NTP
1.91 x 16.51 x 4.76 cm (3/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.) 40.5 g
R. E. Brandt, sold [through Christie's, London, March 16, 1905, lot 72]. [Christie's, July 5, 1927, lot 133]. Archibald Alexander Hutchinson, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1949
Copper alloy
1st-4th century CERoman1964.12.32.A: Leaded Bronze; 1964.12.32.B: Leaded Copper
5th-7th centuryByzantineMixed copper alloy
7th-12th centuryIslamicSilver
18th centuryBritishStone
3rd millennium BCEChineseBronze
1st-2nd millennium CERomanLead
2nd-1st century BCEGreekStone
3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianSilver
19th centuryAmericanPearwood
19th centuryPersian