c. 2700 BCE-c. 2100 BCE
6.2 x 4 cm, 0.5 cm (2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in., 3/16 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Polished stone with natural inclusions
20th centuryChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalianStone
19th-20th centuryPolynesianBrick-red clay with pigment. Reportedly retrieved from Mogao Cave 110, Dunhuang, Gansu province
4th-6th centuryChineseStone, fine grained marble
4th century CERoman
Bronze
20th centuryGermanBronze
20th centuryAmericanHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanTerracotta
RomanMolded, white earthenware with cold-painted pigments
8th centuryChinesePlaster
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6th centuryChinese