8th-9th century
H. 16.3 x Diam. 17.3 cm (6 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Philip Hofer (1988-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
Pale greenish white nephrite
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekSancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear glaze mottled with cobalt blue
8th centuryChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled ware: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Ming Hongzhinian zhi' within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseAlabaster
EgyptianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
19th centuryChinesePale green glass
1st-3rd century CERomanCoin silver
19th centuryAmerican