1662 - 1722, Kangxi period
H. 15.2 x Diam. 20 cm (6 x 7 7/8 in.)
[Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 1969], sold; to Ralph C. Marcove, New York (1969-2001), transfer; to Trust u/w/o Ralph C. Marcove FBO C Marcove, New York (2001-2016), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016. Footnote: Ralph C. Marcove, MD (1929-2001)
Tang/Five Dynasties white ware, possibly Xing ware: porcelain with clear glaze, the barbed rim knife-cut. Possibly from the Xing kilns, Hebei province.
9th-10th centuryChineseTerracotta
RomanTerracotta
RomanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised bowstring lines
12th centuryKoreanHard-paste porcelain with polychrome enamel and underglaze decoration.
18th centuryGermanBlue-green glass
Graeco-RomanTerracotta
2nd century BCEHellenisticTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekCizhou-type lead-glazed ware: brick-red earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze over an all-over coating of white slip that has been incised and carved to create the decoration
12th-13th centuryChineseBronze
1st-2nd century CERomanFritware with underglaze painting and sgraffito decoration under turquoise glaze (silhouette-ware)
12th-13th centuryPersian