11th-early 12th century
1.4 x 8.6 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
Blue-and-white ware: porcelain with carved and molded decoration, the bats painted in underglaze cobalt blue
19th centuryKoreanCeramic
20th centuryDutchTerracotta
GreekCast bronze; with integrally cast inscriptions on vessel floor and interior of cover
11th-10th century BCEChineseStoneware with dark brown glaze
9th-10th centuryChineseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration incised and carved into an all-over coating of white slip, the whole piece covered with a clear, transparent glaze
12th centuryChineseGray stoneware with combed and openwork decoration. Reportedly recovered near Chinju, South Kyŏngsang province.
4th-5th century CEKoreanMottled yellow nephrite; the stone of Central Asian origin, probably from Khotan
18th-19th centuryChineseOverglaze painted fritware
18th centuryOttomanPale greenish white nephrite
18th-19th centuryChineseTerracotta
2nd century CERoman