19th-20th century
18.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm (7 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)
Gaston Lachaise, sold; to E. Weyhe (1930-1957), sold; to Lois Orswell (1957-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Bronze
7th-1st century BCEEgyptianPlaster
20th centuryByzantineAlabaster
1st century BCE-2nd century CEParthianGilt bronze with cold gilding and traces of pigments and with inscription on the back of the base that translates "I bow and take refuge at the lotus feet of the Prince of Dharma bSod nams seng ge"
16th centuryTibetanBronze
16th centuryItalianLead-glazed ware: molded white earthenware with straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted red and black pigments over the glaze
7th centuryChineseTerracotta
14th-11th century BCEMycenaeanPolychromed terracotta
19th centuryItalian?Bronze
20th centuryAmericanGlazed Meissen porcelain, gold
AmericanWood; red pigment applied to the lower underskirt, earth-green pigment to the hair and back, and black to the eyes; wire halo
13th centuryJapanesePlaster
20th centuryFrench