late 7th-early 8th century
H. 14 x Diam. 16.3 cm (5 1/2 x 6 7/16 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.
Ceramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
17th centuryJapaneseBlack earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseGlazed ceramic ware: light gray stoneware with mottled brown glaze over incised decoration. Made in Namwŏn-gun, North Chŏlla province.
19th centuryKoreanJizhou-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 centuryChineseSilver and wood
19th centuryAmericanPorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseBone
1st-2nd century CERomanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseTerracotta; pale orange clay with thick red slip
3rd millennium BCECypriotTerracotta
3rd-7th centurySasanian