mid 5th-3rd century BCE
9.7 x 6 cm (3 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, Antiquities and Islamic Art, May 29, 1987, lot 151]. G. Max Bernheimer, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Wood
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1st century CERomanStone
3rd millennium BCENear EasternTerracotta, black glaze
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6th century BCEGreek