c.600 BCE
29 x 16 cm (11 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Terracotta
CypriotHard-paste porcelain, biscuit reliefs, incised decoration, and gilding
19th centuryGermanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide, the exterior with russet skin and purplish brown slip on the lower portion. Probably from the Cizhou kilns at Guantai, Cixian, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCast bronze with gray patina; with inscription cast on both the vessel floor and lid interior
12th century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" on the base
ChineseCopper alloy
6th-4th century BCEEtruscan (?)Sancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze
8th centuryChinesePorcelain with decoration painted in overglaze red, yellow, green, and black enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Jiajing nian zhi" on the base
16th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreek