6th-7th century CE
overall: h. 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.) spike: l. 4 cm (1 9/16 in.) head: w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Mixed copper alloy
1st-2nd century CERomanDibble (gardener's tool), stamped
20th centuryGermanLeaded bronze; lost-wax cast
10th centuryChineseDark green basalt
4th-7th centuryMexicanMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChineseLacquered wood covered with kirikane (cut gold)
16th-17th centuryJapanesePlaster
20th centuryByzantinePlaster
19th centuryItalianBronze
20th centuryAmericanWood box containing various archival materials
21st centuryPortugueseConstruction of cardboard and wire
20th centuryAmerican