probably late 11th-early 12th century
H. 4.1 x Diam. 11.9 cm (1 5/8 x 4 11/16 in.)
Shirley Nye (d. 2003), New York (by 1999) gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.
Plaster
17th-16th century BCEMinoanCeramic
ChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanGlass and enamel
20th centuryGerman'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised decoration, with appliqué handle and spout. Probably from kilns in Fujian province.
11th-12th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
5th-4th century BCEGreekPale buff stoneware with clear glaze mottled with emerald-green glaze over a white slip ground
9th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseBrass
13th-14th centuryGermanFritware
16th centurySpanish, Catalonian