11th-early 12th century
H. 3.3 x Diam. 12 cm (1 5/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cast bronze with incrustations of green patina; with inscription on both the vessel floor and lid interior
11th century BCEChineseLeaded bronze
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta; pale yellow clay with slip and applied purple
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
7th century BCEGreekRed earthenware with painting over opaque glaze
18th centuryMoroccanQingbai ware: molded porcelain with pale sky-blue glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseEarthenware
10th centuryPersianTerracotta; white slip with designs in brown
15th-12th century BCECypriotLongquan celadon ware: molded light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in black slip on a white slip ground, all under a turquoise glaze
14th-15th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseOnda ware: light gray stoneware with pale olive glaze over brush-applied white slip enlivened with chatter marks on the interior and over brush-applied white slip spirals on the exterior
21st centuryJapanese