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.
Plaster
Brown-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze iron-brown slip
16th-17th centuryKoreanGlass
20th centurySwedish
Copper alloy
1st century CETerracotta
5th century BCEGreekEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with applique handles and decoration reserved in white against an underglaze cobalt blue ground, the reserved designs embellished with overglaze polychrome enamels; with an underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseGreen glass
Graeco-RomanCast bronze
14th-11th century BCEChineseTerracotta
GreekStoneware with blue-and-white glaze
14th-15th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and exterior decoration painted in red enamel on an overglaze yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChinese
Copper alloy
1st century CE