late 10th century - first half 11th century
H. 6.5 x Diam. 21.7 cm (2 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
David Berg, New York (by 1999), bequest; to Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University, 1999. Note: David Berg (1904–1999)
Green glass
3rd-4th century CERomanMonochrome glazed porcelain, "qingbai" type: porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze over molded and incised decor; with incised mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseMolded celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded decoration
12th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with misfired (?) bluish glaze, now cloudy green glaze
14th-15th centuryChineseTerracotta, gray-brown ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianPlaster
Enameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryChineseLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: molded grayish white earthenware with lead-fluxed amber-yellow and emerald-green glazes
11th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianCeramic
20th centuryDanishHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
German