16th century
H. 4.5 x Diam. 14.2 cm (1 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.)
Robert D. Mowry, Brookline, MA (by 2003), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003.
Sancai ("three-color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed clear, emerald-green, and caramel-brown glazes over stamped decoration on the interior and lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the exterior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
1st-3rd century CERomanJian ware: gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in iron oxide. From the kilns at Shuiji, Jianyang county, Fujian province.
12th-13th centuryChineseCarved wood, the knob made of semi-precious stone
19th-20th centuryChinesePolychromed terracotta
7th-6th century BCEEtruscanCarved rhinoceros horn; with inscription reading "Shi renshen mengqun fang Hanyu shi" and signature reading "Jiyu"
18th centuryChineseLeaded bronze
1st-2nd century CERomanYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with pale bluish green celadon glaze over a thin white-slip ground
10th-11th centuryChineseSilver
19th centuryBritishSilver
17th centuryBritish