late 7th-8th century
H. 11.4 x Diam. 13 cm (4 1/2 x 5 1/8 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-2000), sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.
Grayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChineseGray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration
6th centuryKoreanPale greenish white nephrite
19th centuryChineseTerracotta
Terracotta, white ground
6th century BCEGreekCast bronze with green patina; with an inscription on the interior
11th-10th century BCEChineseGilt silver
16th centuryGermanTerracotta, cream-colored clay decorated in black shading to brown
8th century BCEGreekJizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChinesePorcelain with interior decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with gold enamel painted on a red enamel ground added to the exterior at a later date; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" within a single circle on the base.
16th-17th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChinese