Kaya or Silla Kingdom, 5th century
H. 41.3 x Diam. 22.1 cm (16 1/4 x 8 11/16 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.
Copper alloy
5th century BCEGreekBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with overglaze sepia-enamel hallmark reading "Xu Hua Tang zhi" on the base
18th centuryChineseBronze
5th-3rd century BCEEtruscanSilvered bronze
6th-7th centuryChineseJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown and transparent amber glazes. From the Jizhou kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseBronze
4th-2nd century BCEEtruscanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekSilver
19th centuryBritishColorless glass
2nd-3rd century CERoman