late 17th-early 18th Century
H. 22.9 cm (9 in.)
Glass
9th-10th centuryTerracotta, black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianDark yellow glass
3rd-4th century CERomanQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised bowstring line decoration on exterior
12th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseTerracotta; buff clay, brown glaze
7th century BCEGreekSilver with parcel gilding and with inlaid black stone
4th-3rd century BCEChineseCeramic
19th centuryPersianMetal
20th centuryGermanBiscuit porcelain with decoration painted in green, aubergine, and black enamels against a yellow enamel ground; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Xuande nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseSimulated jiaotai ware; light gray stoneware with pale yellow glaze over appliqué thin layers of brown and white clays laminated to simulate marbling
11th-13th centuryChinese