1st-3rd century CE
2.5 x 6.4 cm (1 x 2 1/2 in.)
Dr. Harris Kennedy, Milton, MA (by 1932), gift; to the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum, 1932.
Lacquer
18th centuryJapaneseCopper
13th-12th century BCECypriotRed-lacquer-coated wood, the designs painted in black, green, and ochre lacquers on the red-lacquer ground; with a two-character inscription reading "Li Wang" inscribed in "lishu" (clerical script) on the underside in raw lacquer, the two-character inscription probably meaning "[Good] luck [to] Wang." Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseCuban mahogany (fir)
18th centuryBritishWood
20th centuryFinnishStone
20th centuryChineseMahogany with satinwood inlay, bone, and lacquered paper affixed to interior lid
18th centuryBritishCopper alloy
3rd century BCE-3rd century CERomanLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERomanCopper alloy
1st century BCE-1st century CERoman