Silla kingdom or Unified Silla dynasty, 6th-7th century
H. 7.8 x W. 15.6 x Diam. 10.3 cm (3 1/16 x 6 1/8 x 4 1/16 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.
Silver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
7th century BCEFaliscanCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
16th-17th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
ChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised and carved
12th centuryChineseJian ware: dark gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide, the lip banded with metal. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseTerracotta; pale reddish clay, partially painted
5th century BCEGreekCast bronze; with integrally cast inscription inside the footring
13th-12th century BCEChineseColorless glass
1st-3rd century CERoman