Wanli period, 1573-1620
H. 6.2 x Diam. 12.7 cm (2 7/16 x 5 in.)
Metal
20th centuryGermanWhite ware: white stoneware with clear, pale celadon-type glaze
7th centuryChineseMottled dark green nephrite (so-called spinach-green jade)
19th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the rim with clear glaze over white slip
12th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th millennium BCEUbaidReddish brown stoneware, the interior finished with a crackled white glaze; with four-character seal mark impressed into the base
20th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Dongnuan ge louxia yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the East Heated Chamber, main floor) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd millennium BCEHurrianPlaster
20th centuryMinoanTerracotta
7th century BCEEtruscanGlass
19th centuryGerman