8th-11th century
H. 24.4 x Diam. 15.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 15/16 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.
Maiolica
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
4th century BCEEtruscanSilver
18th centuryAmericanColorless glass
1st-3rd century CERomanLavender jasperware body with applied lattice decoration in white relief
18th centuryBritishMottled grayish white nephrite
11th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware with impressed decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseReddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron) and red (iron) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay, brown glaze
7th century BCEGreekCoarse buff earthenware with decoration painted in black slip over a slip-dressed ground. Upper Yellow River Valley area; from Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
2nd-1st millennium BCEChinese