second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
32.3 x 4.3 cm (12 11/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Bent laminated birch veneers, bent plywood
20th centuryBritish, EnglishMahogany
18th centuryAmericanWood
16th centuryGermanMahogany and ebony (secondary woods: mahogany and pine), gilt-brass, and brass
19th centuryAmericanWood and enameled steel
20th centuryFrenchWood
1st-2nd century CERomanCarved, polychromed and gilded pine wood
16th centurySpanishBeechwood, leather
20th centuryAustrianNegoro Lacquer: wood with orange and black lacquers
16th centuryJapaneseInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanMahogany
18th centuryBritish