c. late 4th century
H. 23.8 x Diam. 23.9 cm (9 3/8 x 9 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.
Small brass cup with a European-style rosette on bottom exterior
20th centuryPersianIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
12th centuryKoreanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekCast bronze; with integrally cast inscription inside the footring
13th-12th century BCEChineseEnameled 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 circle on the base
18th centuryChineseTerracotta
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the exterior with russet skin, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseWhite stoneware with clear glaze over applique molded decoration
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17th-18th centuryChinese