c. 1735
Oval, the fluted sides with scalloped rim, the center engraved with a crest, the reverse engraved with scratch weight 3 : 11 1/2
1.6 × 16.5 × 8.5 cm (5/8 × 6 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.) 89 g
David Berg, New York, bequest; to the Fogg Museum, 1999.
Ceramic
18th centuryJapaneseTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekTerracotta
5th centuryGreek'Jiaotai' ware: laminated brown and white stoneware clays under a clear glaze, the rim with underglaze white slip
8th-9th centuryChineseOff white (or very light gray) stoneware with ash coating and natural ash glaze
21st centuryJapaneseGlass
19th centuryAustrianGray stoneware
5th-3rd century BCEChineseColorless glass
1st-3rd century CERomanTerracotta with glossy black paint
4th century BCESouth ItalianStoneware with impressed decoration
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15th centuryChinese