late 5th-first half 6th century
H. 24 x Diam. 17 cm (9 7/16 x 6 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.
Cast bronze with blackish patina; with dedicatory inscription by Lady Geng Ying cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
10th century BCEChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt-blue ground and with overglaze yellow enamel over the white decoration; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" written on the base against a cobalt-blue ground
16th centuryChineseWhite painted zinc sheet metal with glass liner
20th centuryAustrianTerracotta
CypriotBronze
ChineseCeramic
19th centuryRussianEnameled porcelain: porcelain with emerald-green enamel over crackled glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseTemmoku-type ware; light gray stoneware with wax-resist decoration, the glazed areas with black glaze covered with iron-brown slip glaze
20th centuryJapaneseLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanEarthenware
20th centuryPersian