Wanli period, 1573-1620
Diam. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.)
Nickeled brass
20th centuryAustrianLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with cloudy celadon glaze, an unglazed, molded decorative element appliquéd at the center of the floor. From the Longquan kilns, Zhejiang province.
13th-14th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with decoration cold-painted in brown and yellow pigments over white gesso ground
3rd-1st century BCEChineseEnameled ware, 'fencai' type: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels; underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading 'Da Qing Qianlongnian zhi' in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChineseEnameled biscuit porcelain: molded biscuit porcelain with decoration painted in aubergine enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Wanli nian zhi" within a double-circle on the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTerracotta
LydianSilver
17th centuryBritishPorcelain with celadon glaze
20th centuryJapaneseAlabaster
16th-11th century BCEEgyptianTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
4th-3rd century BCESouth ItalianTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek