12th-13th century
H. 4.5 x Diam. 12 cm (1 3/4 x 4 3/4 in.)
Glass
5th-3rd century BCEGreekEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseTerracotta, steely black glaze
5th-4th century BCEGreekExport blue-and-white ware, Arita ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark of a single Chinese character on the base
17th-18th centuryJapaneseNickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanBlack earthenware with incised and openwork decoration, the surface burnished before firing. Middle and Lower Yellow River area; Shandong and Jiangsu provinces; possibly from Shandong province.
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishBrass
15th centuryGermanSilver
18th centuryBritishEarthenware with impressed decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 4 (si) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong jingqi xuan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Pavilion of Serene Repose) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChinese