probably Colonial or Republican period, 20th century
H. 7.6 x Diam. 6.8 cm (3 x 2 11/16 in.)
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseUnderglaze painted composite body
16th centuryOttomanCizhou-type cut-glaze ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration cut into the glaze before firing. From the Ciyaobao kilns, Lingwu county, Ningxia Huizu Autonomous Region.
12th-13th centuryChinesePlaster
20th centuryMinoanEarthenware
9th-10th centuryIranianSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekLacquer, black and red, with silver
ChineseTerracotta
4th-2nd century BCEItalicDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the unglazed rim bound with brass. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCeramic
15th centurySyrianTerracotta
1st century BCE-1st century CERoman