6th-7th century
H. 4.6 x Diam. 15.2 cm (1 13/16 x 6 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.
Bronze
4th century BCEEtruscanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Cuiyun guan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Lodge of Emerald Clouds) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
5th century BCEEtruscanSilver
17th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
HellenisticTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
2nd-3rd century CERomanHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
20th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKoreanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek