18th-19th century
H. 18.5 x Diam. 11.6 cm (7 5/16 x 4 9/16 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.
Terracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekCloisonne enamel; polychrome enamels within brass cloisons on a copper base
19th centuryJapaneseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCold-painted funerary ware: light gray earthenware with cold-painted pigments
1st-2nd century CEChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishGlass
19th centuryGermanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCeramic
16th centuryItalianRusset Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 6 (liu) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseSilver, fruitwood, ivory
18th centuryBritish