11th cent. BCE - 9th cent. BCE
H. 7.9 x Diam. 19.5 cm (3 1/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Numbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 3 (san) inscribed on base before firing; "Chonghua gong Cuiyun guan yong" (Palace of Double Glory, used in the Lodge of Emerald Clouds) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseSilver
18th centuryAmericanPale blue-green glass
1st century CERoman
Nickel silver and ebony
20th centuryGermanTerracotta, painted black
4th century BCESouth ItalianMolded and lead-glazed earthenware
14th centuryPersianTerracotta; buff slip, black glaze
8th century BCEGreekGlass
2nd-4th century CERomanSilver
19th centuryAmerican