late 5th-first half 6th century
H. 10.2 x Diam. 8.7 cm (4 x 3 7/16 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.
White earthenware with decoration in black and blue pigment under a clear, crackled glaze
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5th century BCEGreekNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseGreen glass
Graeco-RomanBlack basalt with figures in relief
18th centuryBritishPale yellow-green glass
1st-3rd century CERomanNumbered-Jun-type ware: light gray stonware with variegated lavender-blue glaze, the glaze shading to olive brown where thin
15th centuryChineseSilver
DutchCeramic
17th-18th centuryPersianTin-glazed earthenware
16th centuryItalianCast bronze with gilding
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChinese