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.
Jizhou ware: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the glaze with kiln transmutations. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze; with signature of the artist reading "Ken" inscribed on the base before firing
21st centuryJapaneseKyoto ware: buff earthenware with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels
19th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
GreekSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishElectrotype of a gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchLeaded bronze
6th century BCEGreekGray stoneware with stamped decoration
7th-8th centuryKoreanFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th centuryTerracotta
Monochrome ware: porcelain with cobalt blue glaze; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing Nian Zhi" within the hollow stem
16th centuryChinese