11th-8th century BCE
1.7 x 1.4 cm (11/16 x 9/16 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Lead
18th centuryAustrianLead-glazed ware: molded, white earthenware with traces of straw-yellow, lead-fluxed glaze, and cold-painted pigments
6th-7th centuryChineseBronze
20th centuryAmericanMolded dark gray toneware with bluish gray glaze
19th-20th centuryChineseMarble
19th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze
3rd-5th century CELate Roman or ByzantineCough drops in blister package, inscribed in red-fiber tip ink, stamped
20th centuryGermanSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseLime stucco with traces of color, from Hadda, Afghanistan
4th-5th century CEAfghanAttic Hymettan marble
1st century BCERoman RepublicanTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanCopper alloy
5th-3rd century BCEItalic