12th-13th century
H. 4.3 x Diam. 8.4 cm (1 11/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane, Brookline, MA (by 1942), gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1942.
Carved cinnabar lacquer over a wooden core; with incised inscription reading "Ta
15th centuryChineseGlazed stoneware
20th centuryGermanMonochrome enameled porcelain: porcelain with overglaze coral-red enamel; with overglaze red enamel mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze polychrome enamels; with overglaze red enamel mark reading "Tongzhi nian zhi" within a double square on the base
19th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekNorthern 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 centuryChineseGray stoneware with impressed decoration
5th-3rd century BCEChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseFritware with underglaze painting in cobalt blue
18th centuryPersian