5th-6th century
H. 16 x Diam. 16.5 cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr., Alvin, Texas (by 1968-2002), estate sale; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Footnote: 1. Kyle Edward Wilson, Jr. (1931-2002)
Hard-paste porcelain with monochrome enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip on a white-slip ground under a clear glaze, the clear glaze then covered all over with a lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze; with brush-written inscription on the interior of the foot ring
12th-13th centuryChineseSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze enlivened with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip; the lip banded with metal. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseMetal
14th centuryItalianNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseGrayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChineseMetal
20th centuryGermanSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishDark green nephrite with black inclusions (so-called spinach-green jade); with spurious mark reading 'Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreek