third-fourth century CE
7.1 x 3.1 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekPorcelain with decoration in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red and green enamels
17th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, green and yellow enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseWhite nephrite
18th centuryChineseGray stoneware with combed decoration. Reportedly recovered near Kongju, South Ch'ungch'ong province.
6th-7th centuryKoreanMetal
15th-16th centuryItalianBrown-glazed ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze
18th-19th centuryKoreanGray stoneware
2nd-1st century BCEChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseAlabaster
GreekSilver
18th centuryBritishNorthern black ware of Cizhou: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the exterior with russet skin, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChinese