300-400 CE
actual: 5.1 x 3.5 cm (2 x 1 3/8 in.)
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
Terracotta; buff clay, brown glaze
6th century BCEGreekMonochrome enamelled ware: porcelain with yellow enamel applied on the biscuit over incised decoration, the base with clear glaze; spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark on base reading "Hongzhi nian zhi"
17th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with clear glaze over white-slip-coated applique decoration
11th-12th centuryChinesePorcelain
20th centuryAmericanMetal
20th centuryGermanCeramic
GermanSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanBlack Yaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings painted in overglaze iron oxide. From the Huangpu kiln complex, Tongchuan, Yaozhou county, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChinese