5th-6th century
H. 12 x Diam. 17 cm (4 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Gray earthenware
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: molded brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded and applique decoration
2nd-3rd century CEChineseCast bronze with traces of malachite and copper-wire inlay
5th century BCEChineseTerracotta
5th centuryGreekTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekPunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped decoration inlaid with white slip
15th centuryKoreanHorn
17th centuryChineseWhite stoneware, high fire soda glaze, iron oxide, oribe blue glaze rim, low fire gold luster
20th centuryIraqiBronze
IranianDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over mold-impressed decoration, the unglazed rim bound with metal. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
12th centuryChinese