late 18th–early 19th century
6.8 × 14 cm (2 11/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Mrs. Marjory Gane Harkness, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1937
Terracotta
5th-4th century BCESouth ItalianNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn with inlays of turquoise
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
Alabaster
EgyptianEnamel, metal
20th centuryGermanLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with translucent celadon glaze over mold-impressed decoration. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
14th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue on upper and lower sections, the central register with red, yellow, and aubergine enamels over incised decoration on biscuit porcelain
16th-17th centuryChineseFritware
12th-13th centurySyrian