1985
48.3 x 50.8 cm (19 x 20 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Pauline Ames Plimpton to the Botanical Museum. Pauline Ames Plimpton was Oakes Ames's daughter.
Electrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanBronze and rock crystal; the stone of Chinese or American origin
19th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
RomanLeaded bronze
5th-2nd century BCEIberianPentelic marble with modern restorations
2nd century CERomanLeaded brass
Unidentified centuryRoman
Bronze
20th centuryGermanMarble from Greek islands
2nd century BCEGreekWood, single-woodblock construction; with traces of polychrome and lacquer-applied gold leaf
20th centuryJapanesestucco
7th-8th centuryTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekMolded, gray earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
6th centuryChinese