1st-2nd century CE
4.3 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm (1 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 7/16 in.)
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Silver
18th centuryBritishEarthenware
4th millennium BCEChineseLead-glazed funerary ware: brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed, emerald-green glaze over molded decoration
2nd-3rd century CEChineseYue-type ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over applique lug handles; the damaged rim banded in metal; painted decoration added in modern times. From northern China -- place of manufacture uncertain.
6th centuryChineseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseMonochrome enameled ware: porcelain with overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Ming Hongzhinian zhi' within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanEtching fired onto ceramic plate, then colored, glazed, and refired
19th centuryFrenchTerracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreek