late 5th-early 6th century
H. 45 x Diam. 32.3 cm (17 11/16 x 12 11/16 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
GreekTerracotta
GreekTerracotta
6th-5th century BCEGreekExport blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
18th centuryChineseCeramic
20th centurySwedishStoneware with yellow-green celadon glaze
1st-2nd century CEChineseTerracotta
ItalicPolychrome plaster
GreekBlack earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th-13th centuryChineseMetal
20th centuryGerman