6th-7th century
H. 4.6 x Diam. 15.2 cm (1 13/16 x 6 in.)
Gregory (1922-1988) and Maria C. Henderson (1923-2007), Medford, MA (by 1969-1988), inherited; by Maria C. Henderson, Medford, MA (1988-1991), partial gift and partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991.
Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and combed decoration, the interior coated with a thin layer of underglaze white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseElectrotype of gold original; repoussé
19th-20th centuryMycenaeanTerracotta
6th century BCEEtruscanSilver
18th centuryBritishTurned bronze
13th-14th centuryKoreanPlaster
Kohiki type: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over brush-applied white slip, the slip carefully applied to form hard-edged geometric patterns, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTin-glazed earthenware
16th centuryItalianHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
18th centuryGermanTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver
17th-19th centuryFrench