12th-early 13th century
max.: H. 4.2 × Diam. 8.4 cm (1 5/8 × 3 5/16 in.) foot: Diam. 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.)
Shirley Nye, New York, NY, gift to HUAM
Ding ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with ivory-hued glaze over incised and carved decoration. From the Ding kilns at Quyang, Hebei province.
11th-12th centuryChineseSue ware: gray surfaced reddish-brown stoneware with incised decoration
7th-8th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
6th century BCEEtruscanBronze, leaded bronze handle
5th century BCEEtruscanTransparent amber glass over lead core, the lead possibly covered with gold foil
ChineseCopper alloy
1st century CERomanEnameled blue-and-white ware: porcelain with ogival panels decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels, the panels reserved against an underglaze cobalt powder blue ground emblazoned with designs painted in overglaze gold enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue double circle on the base
17th-18th centuryChineseUnderglaze-painted fritware
17th centuryPersianBronze
8th-7th century BCEPhoenicianMetal-hinged, velvet-lined wooden box containing numerous metal sewing machine attachments
20th centuryAmericanCoin silver
19th centuryAmerican