late 5th-2nd century BCE
7.6 cm (3 in.)
Polychromed wood
16th centurySpanishCopper alloy
7th-1st century BCEEgyptianSandstone; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseTannish-gray stone
Low-grade crystalline marble, perhaps from western Asia Minor
4th century BCEGreekLimestone, intramicrite with traces of polychromy
14th centuryFrenchGlass, steel and steel wire
20th centuryAmericanCeramic
Central AsianWhite glass paste on black background
18th centuryBritishLeaded bronze
2nd century CERomanClay, unfired
Central AsianBronze
20th centuryGerman