5th century
H. 26.8 x Diam. 30 cm (10 9/16 x 11 13/16 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 green glass
4th century CERomanHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanPorcelain with decoration reserved in white against an overglaze red enamel ground, the pictorial elements articulated with black enamel, and the foliage covered with green enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChinese'Qingbai' ware: porcelain with pale blue glaze over appliqué ornaments.
13th-14th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in gold enamels a red enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Chang Chun Yong Bao" within a double circle on the base, the mark and double circle arranged to simulate a Chinese coin.
16th-17th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCESouth ItalianTerracotta
6th century BCEEtruscanSilver
18th centuryBritishCeramic
ChineseEnamel on gilt metal; gilt metal stand
19th centuryBritishSilver
19th-20th centuryBurmeseBlue ware: porcelain with clear glaze over incised characters, the inscribed vessel washed with cobalt-blue before glazing. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKorean