Silla kingdom or Unified Silla dynasty, 6th-7th century
H. 7.8 x W. 15.6 x Diam. 10.3 cm (3 1/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/16 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
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12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
Terracotta; glazed
9th-8th century BCEGreekPale green glass
1st-3rd century CERomanHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
18th-19th centuryGermanTerracotta
8th-7th century BCECypriotLight gray stoneware with kiln-blackened surface
12th-14th centuryKoreanCarved rhinoceros horn
18th centuryChinesePewter
17th centuryGermanJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. Probably from the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province
12th-13th centuryChinese