late 11th - first half 12th century
max.: H. 4.4 × Diam. 18.7 cm (1 3/4 × 7 3/8 in.) foot: Diam. 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Stoneware with celadon glaze
6th centuryChineseNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated purple and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
10th-9th century BCECypriotCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze brown slip on a white slip ground, with details touched on the surface of the clear glaze in russet-brown slip and olive-green glaze in localized areas, the unglazed lowest portion finished with dark brown glaze
14th-17th centuryChineseLongquan celadon ware: light gray stoneware with bluish green celadon glaze. From the Longquan kilns at Longquan, Zhejiang province.
12th-13th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanArita ware: porcelain with overglaze polychrome enamels
17th centuryJapaneseCarved and slip-painted celadon ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved and incised decoration, the carved decoration embellished with painting in white slip
13th centuryKoreanSilver
7th-6th century BCEGreekMixed copper alloy
18th-20th centuryUnidentified cultureNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 8 (ba) inscribed on base; “Ying tai Lan shi yong” (Ocean Terrace, used in the Orchid Room) inscription incised on base at a later date
15th centuryChineseTerracotta
5th century BCEGreek