3rd century BCE
h. 5.7 cm x diam. 12.5 cm (2 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.)
Suleiminiyeh Rabi collection, Iran. Jonthan Kagan, New York, NY, (by 1995), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
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12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
20th centuryDutchGray stoneware with blackened surface
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12th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritish, ScottishTerracotta
1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CERoman