11th-early 12th century
H. 8.1 x Diam. 18.8 cm (3 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration, the exterior with carved vertical lines suggesting petals. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
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