late 16th cent. - early 17th cent.
max.: H. 5.3 × W. 6.6 × D. 5.6 cm (2 1/16 × 2 5/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple glaze; with Chinese numeral 2 (er) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCeladon ware: light gray stoneware over carved and incised decoration
6th centuryChineseLongquan ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over incised and combed decoration. From the kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
15th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with crazed ivory glaze stained brown
16th-17th centuryKoreanCeramic
JapaneseHard-paste porcelain with enamel decoration
18th centuryGermanStone
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6th century BCEGreekSilver
18th centuryIrishTerracotta
GreekEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th-19th centuryChineseEnameled porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in overglaze green and black enamels; with overglaze red enamel mark reading Tongzhi nian zhi within a double square on the base
19th centuryChinese