late Shang or early Western Zhou period, 11th-early 10th century BCE
H. 51 x W. 47.8 x D. 29.6 cm (20 1/16 x 18 13/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Private Collection (by 1944), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
White earthenware clay, engobe and paraffin decoration, white enamel
20th centurySpanishMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze pink enamel; the base with overglaze red mark reading "Da Qing Tongzhi nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue and purple glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseReddish-buff clay with dark brown painted decoration
2nd millennium BCEIranianSlip-painted celadon ware: light gray celadon with celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip
12th centuryKoreanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseBuff clay with dark brown painted decoration
3rd-2nd millennium BCEIranianTerracotta
EtruscanLeaded bronze
6th century BCEGreekDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze, the unglazed lip originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns, Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseEarthenware with incised and combed decoration
5th millennium BCEChinese