second half 1st century BCE-first half 1st century CE
4.3 x 25 x 0.4 cm (1 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 3/16 in.)
[Sotheby’s, New York, June 25, 1992, lot 329], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Walnut with black marble inserts
16th centuryFrenchCarved wood, x shaped folding book stand
19th-20th centuryTurkishLacquer
18th centuryJapaneseMahogany
18th centuryBritishMahogany and pine with brass
18th centuryAmericanInlaid Lacquer: wooden core with black lacquer and inlays of mother-of-pearl and twisted wire; with metal (brass?) fittings
18th-19th centuryKoreanBronze
2nd century BCE-1st century CERomanGilt bronze. Probably made in Sichuan province; probably recovered at Lelang (also spelled Lo-lang; Korean, Naknang), near T'o-sông-ni, southwest of P'yôngyang, Korea.
1st century CEChineseBronze, lead on eyes
2nd-3rd century CERomanWood