5th-6th century
H. 15.4 x Diam. 9.9 cm (6 1/16 x 3 7/8 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.
Alabaster
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15th centuryChineseMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze butterscotch-yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle beneath an overglaze turquoise blue enamel on the base
19th centuryChineseSilver (sterling standard), fruitwood, ivory
18th centuryBritishFritware painted with black (chromium), turquoise (copper), blue (cobalt), brownish-red (iron), and pink (iron and tin) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin, and gilded.
12th-13th centuryTerracotta
2nd millennium BCECypriotEarthenware with green lead glaze
1st century BCE-2nd century CEChineseCeramic
ChineseLacquer on wood
19th-20th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
Pale blue-green glass
1st century CERoman