19th-20th century
Reproduction of gold ornamental cut out representing a Minoan temple with horns of consecration and birds on the roof. The originals of several such objects were found in Grave Circle A at Mycenae. These particular cut outs may have been imported from Crete.
6.9 x 7.5 cm (2 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Pentelic marble
4th century BCEGreekIvory
17th centuryItalianWood with polychromy
15th centuryFrenchWhite jasperware body with green glaze back and front; figures in white relief
18th centuryBritishMarble
19th centuryAmericanPlaster, toned and gilt
19th-20th centuryAmerican"Haniwa" burial figure; brick-red earthenware
4th-6th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
16th centuryNetherlandishSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with caramel-brown and emerald-green lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed face and hands
8th centuryChinese
Silver
20th centuryAmericanPlaster
20th centuryGerman