13th-14th century
H. 28.4 x Diam. 16 cm (11 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Peter W. Scheinman purchased at Christie's, New York
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Qing Kangxi nian zhi" in a double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseHigh-tin bronze
8th-9th centuryPersianGray earthenware with cold painted pigment
1st-3rd century CEChineseReddish earthenware covered with slip, incised, and color-splashed under clear glaze
11th-12th centuryIslamicSilver
18th centuryIrishCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with an all-over coating of white slip under a clear glaze
11th-12th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with incised and openwork decoration
5th-6th centuryKoreanTerracotta with red slip
CypriotGlass with applied colors
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta; reddish yellow clay with slip
7th-6th century BCEGreekEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading reading "Da Ming Yongle nian zhi" below the lip
17th-19th centuryChinese