Proto Three Kingdoms period, 1st-3rd century
H. 13.1 x Diam. 15.2 cm (5 3/16 x 6 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.
Fritware
14th centuryPersianTerracotta
2nd century CERomanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
18th centuryKoreanPorcelain with pale blue glaze; with character reading "Hyang" (Chinese, "Xiang") inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the base; and with date reading "2003.11.3." inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the inside of the footring
21st centuryKoreanSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchCeramic
20th centuryGermanPale blue glass
4th century CERomanXing or Xing-type ware: porcellaneous white stoneware with pale blue glaze over white slip on the interior and upper portion of the exterior; probably from kilns in Hebei province, perhaps from the Xing kilns at Neiqiu, Hebei province
9th-10th centuryChineseHuanghuali wood with brass fittings
17th-18th centuryChineseTerracotta
8th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek