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
Earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseBurnished black stoneware
8th-9th centuryChineseMonochrome glazed porcelain, "qingbai" type: porcelain with pale, sky-blue glaze over molded and incised decor; with incised mark reading "Da Qing Qianlong nian zhi" in seal-script characters on the base
18th centuryChinesePale blue glass
1st-3rd century CERomanHard-paste porcelain and silver
18th centuryGermanWood
ChineseLight gray stoneware with mottled iron-brown glaze over wax-resist brushwork decoration, with artist’s mark impressed on the base
21st centuryJapaneseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanSilver
18th centuryBritishTerracotta, polished black ware
3rd millennium BCEAnatolianNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze, the russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
12th centuryChinese