late 17th-early 18th century
H. 12.8 x Diam. 12 cm (5 1/16 x 4 3/4 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.
Metal
Pre-ColumbianTerracotta, unglazed
GreekTerracotta; buff slip, brown glaze
7th century BCEGreekMetal
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
Terracotta
4th century CEGreekTerracotta
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
17th centuryGermanPlaster
Export blue-and-white ware, imitation kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue hallmark of a single Chinese character reading "yu" (jade) within a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChinese