8th-9th century
H. 16.3 x Diam. 17.3 cm (6 7/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
Philip Hofer (1988-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.
Terracotta
7th century BCEFaliscanCast bronze
ChineseEarthenware with brown glaze
14th-15th centuryThaiYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised, carved, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseLongquan ware: porcelain with celadon glaze over molded and applique decoration. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
14th centuryChineseTransitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
17th centuryChineseDing ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseTerracotta; buff clay, white slip with red and black decoration
11th-8th century BCECypriotBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th centuryChineseChangsha ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over white slip and underglaze decoration painted in iron-brown and copper-green pigments, the rim with touches of iron-brown. From the kilns at Tongguan, Changsha, Hunan province.
9th centuryChineseTerracotta
7th-6th century BCEEtruscanQingbai ware: porcelain with sky-blue glaze over mold-impressed decoration; the unglazed rims originally bound with metal. Probably from the kilns at Jingdezhen, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChinese