11th-early 12th century
H. 6.3 x Diam. 21.6 cm (2 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Yaozhou "moon white" (yuebai) ware: very light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over thin coating of white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns at Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
12th centuryChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishTerracotta
9th-8th century BCEGreekSilver and wood
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta
2nd century CERomanCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseLeaded bronze
6th-5th century BCEGreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing; "Yangxin dian Ziqiang buxi yong" (Hall of Mental Cultivation, used in the Room of Unceasing Self-Improvement) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseSilver
18th-19th centuryBritishTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekSilver with repousse decoration picked out in parcel gilding
7th-8th centuryChinese