17th-18th century
22.54 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome, Italy, Sold to Mrs. Edward D. Brandegee, 1905. Piancastelli was the curator of the Galleria Borghese. Mrs. Edward D. (Mary B.) Brandegee, 1905, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1937.
Bronze
20th centuryItalianDehua ware (so-called "Blanc de Chine"): molded porcelain with ivory-hued glaze
17th-18th centuryChineseBrown-surfaced iron or steel with applique gold eyes and tongue; with incised inscription beneath the snake's jaw
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
GreekIncised plaster, painted gray and backed with canvas
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
Carved with painted polychrome colors
ChineseClay, unfired
Central AsianPainted plaster
19th centuryBritish?Marble from Greek island
2nd-1st century BCEGreekTerracotta, remains of white slip
4th-1st century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek