800-500 BCE
Stuart Cary Welch, Warner, NH (by 1969–2008), transfer; to the Edith I. Welch 2004 Trust (2008-2016), transfer; to The Welch Family Holdings, LLC, Thomas C. Welch, Manager, Cambridge, MA (2016-2023), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums. Note: Stuart Cary Welch (1928-2008). Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at the Harvard Art Museums (1976-2008) and Special Consultant in charge of the department of Islamic art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (1979-1987.)
Plaster
20th centuryByzantineSilver
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
GreekElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanLight gray stone, probably sandstone. From the “Elephant Chapel,” Wangmugong Cave 王母宮石窟, Jingchuan, Gansu province.
ChineseElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanHard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, and gilding.
18th centuryGermanMarble
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta
18th centuryItalianMolded, white earthenware with traces of cold-painted pigments
7th centuryChineseTerracotta