12th-13th century
H. 10 x Diam. 7.8 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Sotheby's, New York (1991).
Northern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the lowest portion dressed with dark purplish brown slip. Probably from the Xiaoyu cun kilns at Huairen, Shanxi province.
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12th-13th centuryChinesePunch'ŏng ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over stamped and carved decoration inlaid with white slip
15th-16th centuryKoreanYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze and overglaze decoration
4th century CEChineseFritware with underglaze painting in cobalt blue
17th centuryPersianTerracotta
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianGlass
20th centuryAustrianMetal
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Chinese