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.
Terracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianEnameled porcelain: porcelain with an all-over coating of overglaze yellow enamel, the design reserved in red enamel against the yellow ground, the details articulated in black enamel on the reserved designs; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base.
16th centuryChineseBlack earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanTerracotta
Metal
16th centuryItalianLead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with degraded lead-fluxed emerald green glaze
1st-3rd century CEChineseTerracotta; black and red glaze
8th century BCEGreekFritware, painted in turquoise, cobalt blue and black on white ground under a transparent glaze
14th centuryPersianSilver
17th-19th centuryFrench