5th-6th century
H. 13.5 x W. 20.2 x Diam. 17.6 cm (5 5/16 x 7 15/16 x 6 15/16 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.
Terracotta
3rd millennium BCEMinoanNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseGreen jadeite, the vessel with inclusions of white albite
18th-19th centuryChineseShell with gilt bronze fitting
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChineseHorn
17th centuryChineseNorthern russet ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with russet-surfaced dark brown glaze
11th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEEtruscanPale yellow-green glass
1st century CERomanLight reddish-brown, micaceous terracotta with red painted decoration
7th-6th century BCEGreek?Yaozhou ware: molded light gray stoneware with celadon glaze. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th 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 centuryChinese