4th century
12.5 x 18.4 x 8.3 cm (4 15/16 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.)
[J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1994], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.
Ceramic
18th centuryJapaneseGlass and enamel
20th centuryGermanJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the decoration painted in overglaze buff slip. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseBlue, red, and white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and underglaze copper red; with (spurious?) underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" on the base
ChineseHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over combed, molded, and openwork decoration
12th-13th 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 centuryChineseLeaded brass
2nd-4th century CERomanTerracotta
3rd millennium BCECypriotLeaded bronze
3rd-2nd century BCEEtruscanJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide; the saggar fragments made of coarse reddish buff firing clay. Recovered from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChinese