19th-early 20th century
H. 12.4 x Diam. 15.2 cm (4 7/8 x 6 in.)
Terracotta
4th-3rd century BCEGreekExport blue-and-white ware, kraak porcelain: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
14th century BCEMycenaeanLight blue glass
5th-7th centuryMonochrome glazed porcelain, "ox blood" type: porcelain with variegated copper red glaze
18th-19th centuryChineseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the unglazed rim originally bound with metal. From the Ding kilns in Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseMetal
17th centuryItalianJizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseStone
Enameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with ogival panels decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels, the panels reserved against an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground emblazoned with designs painted in overglaze gold enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseCast bronze with inlays of turquoise, sheet gold and silver, and copper wire
3rd century BCE-3rd century CEChinese