second half 7th-8th century
H. 28.6 x Diam. 23.4 cm (11 1/4 x 9 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.
Russet Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseMaiolica
20th centuryGermanMonochrome blue ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze; with incised mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within an incised double circle, all beneath a cobalt-blue glaze on the base
16th centuryChineseFritware with underglaze painted decoration
14th centuryPersianEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd century BCEHellenisticRaku ware: light gray earthenware with black glaze and with seal on underside shoulder reading, "Raku"
19th centuryJapaneseCizhou-type ware: light gray stoneware with medium brown glaze over white slip, the decoration incised into the glaze before firing to reveal the white slip. Place of manufacture uncertain--probably from northern China.
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCETerracotta
GreekBlue-green glass
3rd century CERoman