5th-4th millennium BCE
3.5 x 3.5 x 0.7 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Hematite
SasanianLead
ByzantineLead
ByzantineJixue ("Chicken Blood") stone: sea-green soapstone with red markings
17th-20th centuryChineseLead
ByzantineLead
ByzantineSteatite or chlorite
5th-4th millennium BCEAnatolianLead
ByzantineLead
10th centuryByzantineLead
ByzantineLead
8th-9th centuryByzantineSteatite
2nd millennium BCEHittite