late 5th-2nd century BCE
5.8 x 0.7 cm (2 5/16 x 1/4 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Malachite
19th centuryChinesePolychrome wood, wood putty and ceramic(?), found wood, paint
20th centuryAmericanSun-dried clay with polychrome pigments
12th centuryCentral AsianPlaster
19th centuryItalianLimestone, biomicrite
14th centuryFrenchTerracotta
GreekSancai ("three-color") ware: molded pinkish white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green, caramel brown, and cobalt-blue glazes over a white-slip ground
8th centuryChineseBlack granite
20th centuryJapaneseBronze with light brown patina
19th centuryFrenchBronze
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9th-10th centuryIndian