12th-13th century
H. 7.3 x Diam. 12.7 cm (2 7/8 x 5 in.)
David Berg, New York (by 1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Note: David Berg (1904–1999)
Gray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseGray stoneware with combed decoration and appliqué handle. Reportedly recovered in Koryŏng-gun, North Kyŏngsang province.
6th centuryKoreanRed earthenware with painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseGlass
20th centuryAustrianPlaster
RomanFritware
13th centuryPersianTranslucent grayish green jadeite with emerald green markings; stone of Burmise origin
18th-19th centuryChineseLight brown glass
1st-3rd century CERomanLight gray stoneware with impressed and applique decoration; with localized areas of light blue on the surface, perhaps slip applied before firing
5th-3rd century BCEChineseTerracotta
GreekTerracotta