8th-9th century
H. 7.4 x Diam. 17 cm (2 15/16 x 6 11/16 in.)
Pale blue glass
1st-2nd century CERomanCeramic
ChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryVietnameseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated blue and purple glaze; with Chinese numeral 7 (qi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseLacquer on wood
19th-20th centuryJapaneseGray stoneware with incised, appliqué, and openwork decoration and with splashes of natural ash glaze
5th-6th centuryKoreanSilver, fruitwood
18th centuryBritishFritware molded relief decoration under turquoise glaze
12th centuryPersianJizhou ware: ivory white stoneware with decoration reserved in the biscuit against the dark brown glaze, the reserved designs covered with clear glaze over slip-painted details. From the Jizhou kilns, near Yonghe, Ji'an, Jiangxi province.
13th-14th centuryChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the interior with russet markings in overglaze iron oxide
11th-12th centuryChineseHigh-tin bronze
8th-9th centuryPersianSilver
19th centuryBritish, Scottish