17th century
Reddish earthenware covered in white slip and painted with black (manganese and iron), red (iron), and yellow-staining black (chromium) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersianShino ware:
16th-17th centuryJapanesePale blue-green glass
Graeco-RomanCeramic
19th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
3rd millennium BCECypriotCast bronze with gray-green patina; inscribed with a three-character dedication
12th-11th century BCEChineseEnamelled porcelain: porcelain with decoration in overglaze polychrome enamels, with inscriptions on base of each reading "Dainippon Kutani Shei-ei-do-sei"
19th centuryJapaneseSilver
17th centuryBritishPorcelain with blue enamel and gilding
18th-19th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishGrayish brown agate with brown mottles
19th centuryChineseQingbai ware: porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze over incised, carved, and roulette-wheel impressed decoration
12th-13th centuryChinese