second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
4.3 x 25 x 0.4 cm (1 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Walnut with a parquetry frieze
17th centuryDutchWood
16th centuryItalianChromed tubular steel and fabric
20th centuryGermanMahogany and pine with brass
18th centuryAmericanLeaded bronze, silver and copper inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanWood
16th centuryFrenchMahogany, maple, maple veneers, ormolu of pine, tulip and poplar
19th centuryAmericanLeaded brass
1st-4th century CEUnidentified culturePainted and stained wood
20th centuryDutchGilt bronze. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseOak and white painted tubular metal
20th centuryFrenchTwo-ply corrugated cardboard and masonite
20th centuryAmerican