17th-19th century
3.81 x 11.43 x 8.89 cm (1 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Mrs Arthur T. Cabot, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1944.
Terracotta
5th century BCEGreekPorcelain 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 centuryChineseTerracotta
3rd millennium BCECypriotEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzhengnian zhi" within a double square on the base
18th centuryChineseCarved cinnabar lacquer over a wooden core; with incised inscription reading "Ta
15th centuryChineseYue ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, combed, applique, and gouged decoration
4th-5th century CEChineseSilver
20th centuryAmericanTerracotta
GreekSilver
19th centuryAmericanUnderglaze slip-painted earthenware
10th centuryPersianGray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseLongquan-type ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze over carved, incised and applique decoration
12th-13th centuryChinese