first half 4th century BCE
16.8 x 7.7 cm (6 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.)
Ritsos Collection. David M. Robinson, Baltimore, MD, (by 1941), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960.
Carved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChineseRusset Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with mottled russet-surfaced, dark brown glaze. Probably from the kilns at Jianci village, possibly from those at East or West Yanchuan village, Quyang county, Hebei province.
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11th centuryEgyptianElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseBlown Glass
6th-7th centurySyrian