4th century BCE
Acquired by Henry W. Haynes, c. 1873-1878. Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanFritware painted in blue (cobalt) under clear alkali glaze
19th-20th centuryBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseGray earthenware
2nd millennium BCEChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over appliqué decoration
4th century CEChineseSilver, carnelian
17th centuryBritishCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th-10th century BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 5 (wu) inscribed inside the footring before firing and incised on the base after firing
15th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with an all-over coating of overglaze yellow enamel, the design reserved in red enamel against the yellow ground, the details articulated in black enamel on the reserved designs; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base.
16th centuryChineseWhite ware: glazed porcelain with incised mark reading "Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseWhite ware: porcelain with light bluish glaze over molded decoration. From the kilns at Punwŏn-ri, Kwangju-gun, Kyŏnggi province.
19th centuryKoreanTerracotta