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.
Ding ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChinesePale green glass
5th-6th centuryRomanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
18th centuryGermanBronze
8th-5th century BCECypriotSlip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip
11th-13th centuryKoreanBrass
18th centuryEuropean?Terracotta, with blackened rim, and dark streak across middle
1st century BCEGreekSilver
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. Probably from a kiln at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
15th centuryChinese