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.
Stoneware with turquoise-colored glaze; with molded inscription on the shoulder reading "Nei Fu Gong Yong"
ChineseOverglaze painted fritware
18th centuryOttomanCeramic
11th centuryIslamicGray stoneware with cold-painted decoration over white gesso ground
7th-8th centuryChineseMonochrome ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze over incised decoration; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading 'Da Ming Jiajingnian zhi' within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with red (iron) and black (manganese and iron) under clear lead glaze.
10th centuryNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
CypriotFritware, black painted under turquoise glaze
13th centurySyrianTerracotta
3rd century BCEItalicSilver
18th-19th centuryFrenchCast bronze; with dedicatory inscription cast on vessel floor
11th-10th century BCEChinese