Small Jar with Low Ring Foot, Dished Mouth, and Geometric Decor
late 7th-early 8th century
Dimensions
H. 14 x Diam. 16.3 cm (5 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Provenance
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.
Related Artworks
View MoreSilver with gilt interior
18th centuryBritishFritware with carved and molded decoration under monochrome glaze
12th-13th centuryLiao sancai ("three-color") ware: off-white earthenware with applique molded decorative elements and lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over a white-slip ground
9th-11th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseCeramic
19th centuryRussianBronze
8th-5th century BCECypriotTerracotta
MinoanBlackware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianEnamel on copper
16th centuryFrenchMetal
14th centuryItalianQingbai ware: porcelain with sky-blue glaze over mold-impressed decoration; the underglazed rims originally bound with metal. Probably from the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseJizhou-type ware, probably Tushan ware: light gray stoneware with variegated brown and amber glazes over a white slip ground, the lower portion of the bottle coated with dark russet slip. Probably from the kilns at Tushan, Sichuan province.
12th-14th centuryChinese