probably Kangxi period, 1662-1722
H. 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Tin-glazed earthenware
16th centuryItalianTemmoku-inspired ware; light gray stoneware with impressed decoration inlaid with white slip under clear glaze, the floor of the bowl covered with black glaze partially washed with overglaze brown slip
20th centuryJapaneseEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue, the designs reserved against a ground of overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Hongzhi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
15th-16th centuryChineseLight gray earthenware with black painted decor
8th-5th century BCEChinesePale blue glass
RomanEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseGray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered in Chinju, South Kyŏngsang province.
4th-5th century CEKoreanTerracotta; buff slip, black and purple glaze
6th century BCEGreekMetal
11th centuryEgyptianCeramic
17th centuryJapanesePewter
17th centuryGerman