11th-12th century
H. 11.4 x Diam. 5.5 cm (4 1/2 x 2 3/16 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.
Mottled dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
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5th centuryGreekCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseBlack painted under turquoise glaze
20th centuryAmericanSoft-paste porcelain with colorless glaze over incised decoration
19th centuryChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseBuff earthenware with decoration painted in black and burgundy slips. Upper Yellow River Valley area; Gansu, Qinghai, or Ningxia province.
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12th-13th centuryChineseTerracotta
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