late 6th century BCE
7.4 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm (2 15/16 x 4 7/8 x 15/16 in.)
[Munzen und Medaillen (Basel), Kunstwerke der Antike, May 13, 1961, lot 53]. [Christie's (London), A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, Oct. 27, 2004, lot 302, sold]; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2004.
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
2nd millennium BCECypriotNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseRed stoneware ("Rosso Antico") with black stoneware relief
19th centuryBritishFritware
12th centuryPersianPale greenish white nephrite
18th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekDongkhe ware: off-white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over white slip
18th-19th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta; reddish yellow clay with slip, decoration in dark brown glaze
7th century BCEGreekDark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChinesePlaster