late 4th-first half 5th century
H. 25.6 x Diam. 15.9 cm (10 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased from dealer Martin Fung, Hong Kong
Fritware with molded decoration under monochrome blue glaze
11th-12th centuryPersianLight gray stoneware with pitted, grayish white glaze
17th centuryJapaneseCarved rhinoceros horn, with incised seal mark reading 'Sheng Fugong zuo' on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseFritware with molded decoration under white glaze
12th-13th centuryPersianLead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze (now much degraded) over a white slip ground on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior
8th centuryChineseTerracotta; pale reddish clay, partially painted
5th century BCEGreekCeramic
18th centuryJapaneseSilver
18th centuryBritishPale yellow glass
3rd-4th century CERomanTerracotta
12th-11th century BCEMycenaeanTerracotta
Painted Jizhou ware: very light gray stoneware with clear glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip; with two-character inscription reading 'Yuwang' incised on the base. From the Jizhou kilns near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChinese