5th-6th century
H. 21.5 x Diam. 20.6 cm (8 7/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
[Mathias Komor, New York, 1966], sold; to Ralph C. Marcove, New York (1966-2001), 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)
Hard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanSancai ("three-color") ware; white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze over molded decoration on the exterior
8th-9th centuryChineseTerracotta, Bucchero
7th-6th century BCEEtruscanHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanPunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped and incised decoration inlaid with white slip, the exterior with a broad band of white slip applied with a brush
15th centuryKoreanIncised celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over lightly incised and combed decoration
11th-12th centuryKoreanSilver
DutchLight gray stoneware with stamped decoration with traces of natural ash glaze
8th-9th centuryKoreanTerracotta
4th century BCEGreekFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
12th-13th centuryNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChinese