2nd century BCE
13.8 x 6 cm (5 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Alkyd paint on wood
20th centuryUruguayanTerracotta, traces of white slip and paint
5th century BCEGreekBronze
2nd millennium BCESyro-HittiteBuff sandstone with traces of pigment; probably from the cave temples at Yungang, Datong, Hebei province
5th centuryChineseTranslucent white glass
18th centuryBritishTerracotta, traces of paint
RomanPale greenish white nephrite with caramel markings
17th-18th centuryChineseMolded white earthenware with cold-painted pigments, gold leaf, and silver leaf
7th-8th centuryChineseMarble
19th centuryAmericanCypress wood with traces of pigment: single-block construction
18th centuryJapanesePolychromed and gilded linden wood
16th centuryGermanMarble
15th centuryItalian