1774-1814
2.9 × 13.7 cm (1 1/8 × 5 3/8 in.)
Mrs. Edward P. Bliss, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1928
Ceramic
14th centuryArabBlack basaltes
19th centuryBritishSilver, gilt interior; case: leather and velvet
19th centuryBritishFritware painted with black (chromium), turquoise (copper), blue (cobalt), brownish-red (iron), and pink (iron and tin) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin, and gilded.
12th-13th centuryElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeladon ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
6th-7th centuryChineseBlack and red glaze
4th-3rd century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekBronze
1st-2nd century CERomanCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th-10th century BCEChinese