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.
Light gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
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Terracotta
2nd millennium BCEHurrianBronze
20th centuryGermanMixed copper alloy
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7th-1st century BCEEgyptianBronze with green-brown patina
18th centuryFrenchTerracotta
2nd millennium BCEMycenaeanThread, cardboard, and paper wrapper, inscribed in graphite, stamped
20th centuryGermanMarble
19th centuryAmericanStone
Egyptian