5th-first half 6th century
H. 21.9 x Diam. 10.7 cm (8 5/8 x 4 3/16 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.
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanCast bronze
4th-3rd century BCEChineseEarthenware with incised and cord marked decor
3rd-2nd millennium BCEChineseGray stoneware with incised and impressed decoration
3rd-1st century BCEChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration. From the Yue kilns at Shanglinhu, Zhejiang province.
10th centuryChineseGlass
ItalianLight gray stoneware with stamped decoration with traces of natural ash glaze
8th-9th centuryKoreanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion dressed with dark purplish brown slip. Probably from the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChinesePewter
20th centurySwedishPale blue-green glass
4th-6th centuryRomanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekMetal
20th centuryGerman