late 5th-2nd century BCE
6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
Marble
20th centuryAmericanCut coated papers in brown and white on plywood
20th centuryAmericanClay with paint
11th-10th century BCEEgyptianSilver
20th centuryAmericanLimestone
3rd millennium BCEEgyptianLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChineseCrystalline Greek marble, probably from the Greek islands
1st century BCEGreekSancai ("three-color") ware: molded white earthenware with emerald-green, caramel-brown, and clear lead-fluxed glazes and with traces of cold-painted pigments on the unglazed areas
8th centuryChineseBronze
20th centuryBritishBronze, with black over brown patina
19th-20th centuryBritishBronze
19th-20th centuryFrenchCopper
3rd millennium BCENeo-Sumerian