mid 1st century BCE-mid 1st century CE
h. 19.4 x max diam. 5.9 cm (7 5/8 x 2 5/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Mahogany with mahogany and rosewood veneers; ormolu, giltwood (possibly tulip poplar), ebony, and die-stamped brass panels inlaid with ebony; modern burlap webbing; jacquard upholstery, and gilt-brass rosettes
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