mid 1st-early 2nd century CE
14.1 x 12.5 cm (5 9/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
[Royal Athena Gallery, New York, (1989-1890)] and Sol Rabin, Beverly Hills, CA (1989-1990), gift; to The Harvard University Art Museums.
Liao 'sancai' (three-color) ware: white-slipped, brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed green and amber glaze over incised decoration
10th-11th 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 centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century CEGreekPale blue-green glass
GreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated dark purple and blue glaze with metal fitting at the mouth; originally a 'zhadou'-shaped flower pot with the Chinese numeral 10 (shi) impressed into the base before firing
15th centuryChineseGilt copper-alloy electrotype
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanCream colored earthenware with white slip and polychrome decoration
19th centuryBritishJizhou ware: light gray (or light grayish buff) stoneware with dark brown glaze suffused with buff markings. From the kilns at Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseCast bronze with gray patina; with inscription cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
12th century BCEChinese