17th century
84.8 x 64 x 34 cm (33 3/8 x 25 3/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Lord North, Oxfordshire, England, By descent through Pope and North families?, Sold to Major Paget. Major Paget, Hampstead, London, England, Purchased from Lord North, Sold to Karl Freund, 1921. Karl Freund Arts Inc., New York, NY, Purchased from Major Paget, 1921, Sold to Gabriel Wells, 1934. Gabriel Wells, Purchased from Karl Freund Arts, Inc., 1934, Gift to Harvard University. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Gift of Gabriel Wells, 1934.
Gray-green travertine
4th-7th centuryOlmecMolded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th centuryChineseBronze on ebonized wood base
15th-16th centuryItalianBronze
19th centuryFrenchWood
EgyptianIvory
17th centuryItalianMixed copper alloy
10th century BCEIranianBronze
20th centuryAmerican
Welded steel
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
17th centuryItalianUnfired clay
1st century BCE-3rd century CEIndian