max.: H. 4 × W. 8 × D. 6.3 cm (1 9/16 × 3 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
White stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
6th-7th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration reserved against a cobalt-blue ground; with underglaze cobalt-blue double circle on the base of vessel
17th-18th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with decoration cold-painted in brown and yellow pigments over white gesso ground
3rd-1st century BCEChineseNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: off-white stoneware with dark brown glaze, the markings in overglaze iron oxide, the rim with clear glaze over white slip
12th centuryChineseEarthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseCizhou ware: light gray stoneware with underglaze decoration painted in dark brown slip on a white-slip ground
ChineseEarthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseWhite stoneware with transparent glaze tinged with green
6th-7th centuryChineseCeramic
ChineseMonochrome lead-glazed ware: white earthenware with lead-fluxed emerald-green glaze on the exterior and lead-fluxed pale yellow glaze on the interior. Probably from kilns at Luoyang or Gongxian, Henan province.
8th centuryChineseYue ware: light gray stoneware with carved and appliqué décor. From the Yue kilns in the Shanglinhu area, northeastern Zhejiang province
6th centuryChinese