11th-early 12th century
1.3 x 8.6 cm (1/2 x 3 3/8 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM Shirley Nye purchased from Blitz Oriental Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Terracotta
7th century BCEGreekCeramic
20th centuryJapaneseDing ware: porcellaneous stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration, the vertical ribs trailed in white slip, the unglazed lip bound with metal. From the Ding kilns in Quyang county, Hebei province.
11th centuryChineseGreen Jun ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze
12th-13th centuryChineseCast bronze
ChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreekFritware painted with blue (cobalt) under clear alkali glaze
15th centuryPersianSilver
18th centuryBritishSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchYue ware: stoneware with celadon glaze
10th centuryChineseYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with pale celadon glaze over a thin coating of white slip. From the Yaozhou kilns, Huangpuzhen, Tongchuan, Shaanxi province
10th centuryChinese