6th-7th century
H. 4.9 x Diam. 15.6 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/8 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.
Northern Yue-type ware: light gray stoneware with olive-hued celadon glaze over relief and appliqué decoration, the glaze streaked with blue
6th-7th centuryChineseDing ware: Porcelain with pale, ivory-hued glaze over appliqué molded decoration. From North China, probably from the Ding kilns, near Quyang, Hebei province.
9th centuryChineseUnglazed stoneware: light gray stoneware with incised and combed decoration. Reportedly recovered in Ch'ulp'o, near the Puan kilns, Puan-gun, North Chŏlla province.
13th centuryKoreanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
13th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekDing-type ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over molded decoration. Perhaps from kilns at Jiexu, Shanxi province.
12th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryAmericanPorcelain with decoration painted in gold enamel over a red enamel ground added at a later date
16th centuryChineseSplashed Jun ware: light gray stoneware with robin's-egg blue glaze enlivened with purple suffusions from copper filings
12th-13th centuryChineseBuff-colored earthenware painted with luster (silver and copper) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
10th centuryCeramic
ItalianJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. From the Jian kilns at Jianyang, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChinese