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.
Mixed media
17th centuryGermanLeaded brass
1st-4th century CEUnidentified cultureLeaded bronze, silver and copper inlays
1st century BCE-1st century CERomanMahogany with various veneers (oak), gilding and brass mounts
18th centuryBritishBirch
20th centuryAmericanOak and white painted tubular metal
20th centuryFrenchBirch, glass, and metal hardware
20th centuryAmericanPainted and chromed tubular steel pipe frame wound with flag halyard
20th centuryDanishWood, painted, with metal fasteners
20th centuryDutchMahogany with satinwood inlay, bone, and lacquered paper affixed to interior lid
18th centuryBritishCorrugated cardboard and masonite
20th centuryAmerican