4th-5th century
H. 34.9 x Diam. 31.3 cm (13 3/4 x 12 5/16 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.
Pale blue-green glass
4th-6th centuryRomanGray earthenware with incised decor
ChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseHard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanYue ware: light gray stoneware with incised, molded, gouged, and appliqué decoration under celadon glaze. From the Yue kilns in the Shaoxing area, northeastern Zhejiang province.
3rd-4th century CEChineseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
18th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain with feldspathic glaze
GermanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek