11th-13th century
H. 25.6 x Diam. 15.4 cm (10 1/16 x 6 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.
Sancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes over stamped decoration on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the exterior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseVery light green glass
1st-2nd century CERomanCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with incised, stamped, and openwork decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanTerracotta
1st century CERomanBuff clay with dark brown painted decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEIranianTerracotta
8th century BCEGreekPale buff stoneware with clear glaze mottled with emerald-green glaze over a white slip ground
9th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritish'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale bluish glaze over incised and carved decoration, the interior with appliqué containers, stylized sculpture, and leaf stems, the appliqué elements touched with iron-brown slip to add areas of localized color in firing. Probably from a kiln in Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain: porcelain with clear glaze over applied powdered cobalt
19th centuryChineseTerracotta, black glaze, decorated with grooves
5th-4th century BCEEtruscan