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.
Copper
2nd-3rd century CERomanWalnut
18th centuryBritishLeather and wood.
20th centuryDanishEuropean ash with later American oak handgrips
16th-17th centuryBritishOak
17th centuryBritishStone
20th centuryChineseBronze
2nd century BCE-1st century CERomanPainted beech and modern upholstery
18th centuryBritishMahogany, maple, maple veneers, ormolu of pine, tulip and poplar
19th centuryAmericanBronze, lead on eyes
2nd-3rd century CERomanGilt 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 CEChineseWood
17th centuryBritish