c. 5000-4000 BCE
7.7 x 76 cm (3 1/16 x 29 15/16 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Enamel on metal
16th centuryFrenchWhite ware: porcelain with ivory glaze stained brown. Probably made in Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
17th-18th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration, and gilding
18th centuryGermanLeaded bronze, silver inlay
2nd-3rd century CERomanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised decoration
12th centuryKoreanLight gray stoneware with localized areas of kiln-darkened surface
7th centuryKoreanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekCeramic
ChineseTerracotta
CypriotWhite stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
6th-7th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryFrenchYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over molded, carved, and incised decoration
10th-11th centuryChinese