19th-20th century
71 x 37 x 25 cm (27 15/16 x 14 9/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Wood with traces of polychromy over gesso ground
15th-16th centuryChineseWood
17th-19th centuryDogon?Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
8th centuryChinesePlaster
19th centuryItalianClay
2nd millennium BCESyrianPlaster
19th centuryItalianWood; deep blue pigment applied to the background and to the inside of the shrine cover; blue pigment applied to the head
13th centuryJapanesePlaster
18th centuryBritishLimestone
3rd millennium BCEMesopotamianGilt bronze, on black marble base
16th-17th centuryItalianMarble from Greek mainland (Hymettan?)
1st-2nd century CERomanAluminum, steel, nickel-plated brass, other metals, plastic, wood and electric motor
20th centuryGerman