11th-early 12th century
1.4 x 8.5 cm (9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Silver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseMetal
11th-12th centuryEgyptianTerracotta
EtruscanGrayish brown agate with dark brown mottles
19th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekSlip-painted white ware: porcellaneous white stoneware with celadon glaze over decoration painted in iron-brown slip. Reportedly recovered in southwestern Korea in 1959.
12th-13th centuryKoreanNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet decoration painted in overglaze iron oxide
12th-13th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels
19th centuryGermanFritware with painting in blue, green, turquoise, and purple under clear glaze
16th centuryOttomanQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
13th centuryChinese