7.5 x 3.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1912), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1912. Note: The Misses Norton were the daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).
Ivory
18th centuryJapaneseMolded and lead-glazed earthenware
14th centuryPersianBronze
8th century BCEIranianPale yellow glass
1st-3rd century CERomanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver
EuropeanSilver
18th centuryBritishEnameled ware: porcelain with decoration in overglaze sepia enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
18th centuryChinesePale blue glass
1st-2nd century CERomanEarthenware with green lead glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseRed terracotta, white ground, lustrous black glaze
5th century BCEGreek