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
Porcelain with pale blue glaze; with character reading "Hyang" (Chinese, "Xiang") inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the base; and with date reading "2003.11.3." inscribed in underglaze cobalt blue on the inside of the footring
21st centuryKoreanFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over blue (cobalt) transparent alkali glaze
12th-13th centuryIslamicTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekTerracotta
6th century BCEEtruscanPewter
18th centuryFrenchTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekReddish earthenware covered in whitish slip and painted with red (iron), black (manganese), green (copper), and yellow (stain from fine chromite particles) under clear lead glaze
10th centuryPersianStoneware with celadon glaze over inlaid and stamped decoration
13th-14th centuryKoreanJizhou ware: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze suffused with buff markings. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChinese