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.
Blown Glass
6th-7th centurySyrian
Stoneware
20th centurySwedishHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseGlass with applied colors
19th-20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the base with an incised inscription reading 'Gongyu'. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province, probably from those at Luhuaping or Chidun.
12th-13th centuryChineseGrayish fritware covered in white slip, with pierced, incised, and carved design under clear alkali glaze
16th-17th centuryTerracotta; buff clay, red glaze
8th century BCEGreekTerracotta
GreekEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
19th centuryChineseDark yellow glass
3rd-4th century CERomanTerracotta with black paint
4th century BCESouth Italian