600-500 BCE
4.44 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Faience
17th-16th century BCEMinoanConstruction of painted cardboard with wire and string
20th centuryAmericanSandstone with traces of pigment; from Tianlongshan Cave 3, near Taiyuan, Shanxi province
6th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th-2nd century BCEGreekBronze with gold brown patina
20th centuryGermanTerracotta
Gilded copper
14th centuryGermanGilded brass with silver inserts
16th centuryItalian'Sancai' ("three-color") ware: molded off-white earthenware with variegated, lead-fluxed glaze and with traces of cold-painted pigments
14th-17th centuryChineseLimestone with traces of paint
13th-11th century BCEEgyptianMalachite
20th centuryTerracotta
4th-1st century BCEGreek