late 15th-early 16th century
H. 31.2 x Diam. 16.9 cm (12 5/16 x 6 5/8 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
Graeco-RomanCarved and slip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration, the carved decoration embellished with painting in white slip
13th centuryKoreanJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-14th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamel designs and yellow enamel ground added at a later date; with spurious overglaze black enamel mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle also covered in yellow enamel
16th-17th centuryChinesePorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekUnderglaze slip-painted earthenware
10th centuryPersianSilver
18th centuryBritishRed earthenware
2nd millennium BCEChinese