17th-18th century
H. 36.9 x Diam. 20.5 cm (14 1/2 x 8 1/16 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.
Brass
15th centuryGermanTerracotta
7th-6th century BCEGreekCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
GreekTerracotta; white slip with red and black decoration
CypriotSilver
DutchCeramic
16th-17th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEarthenware with brown glaze
14th-15th centuryThaiBizen-type ware; reddish stoneware with incised and combed decoration and with three bands of oxidized silver-foil embellishment
20th centuryJapaneseRed earthenware covered in off-white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron), green (chromium), and red (iron) under clear lead glaze
10th-11th centurySimulated jiaotai ware; light gray stoneware with pale yellow glaze over appliqué thin layers of brown and white clays laminated to simulate marbling
11th-13th centuryChinese