3rd century BCE-3rd century CE
4 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (1 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
Mahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanWalnut with inlaid wood
15th centuryItalianLeather and wood.
20th centuryDanishBronze
2nd century BCE-1st century CERomanMahogany with satinwood inlay, bone, and lacquered paper affixed to interior lid
18th centuryBritishCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanMahogany
18th centuryBritishRosewood?
20th centuryAmericanMahogany
18th centuryBritishHan-dynasty nephrite disk; Qing-dynasty carved wood stand with bronze-inlaid imperial inscription on the reverse
18th centuryChineseWood
18th centuryBritish