9th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE
H. 18.1 x Diam. 24 cm (7 1/8 x 9 7/16 in.)
'Guan'-type ware: porcelain with thick grayish blue glaze over molded decoration; with inscription of the Qianlong Emperor dated to 1783 incised into the base
16th-17th centuryChineseTerracotta
GreekYellow-green glass
1st century CERomanSilver
17th-19th centuryFrenchTerracotta with traces of white decoration on black paint
4th century BCESouth ItalianColorless glass
1st-3rd century CERomanLight gray stoneware with molded decor and appliqué flanges
11th-9th century BCEChineseSancai ("three color") ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed caramel-brown glaze on the interior and lead-fluxed, cobalt-blue splashed clear glaze on the lip and exterior, the glazes slightly degraded
8th centuryChineseEnameled blue-and-white ware, "doucai" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with spurious underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Ming Chenghua nian zhi" within a circle on the base
18th centuryChinese