c. 4300-2600 BCE
20.1 x 8.8 cm (7 15/16 x 3 7/16 in.)
Terracotta
6th century BCEGreekEnameled red-and-white ware, "youli hong" type: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze copper red and overglaze yellow enamel; with underglaze cobalt blue mark reading "Da Qing Yongzheng nian zhi" within the hollow stem
18th centuryChineseBlue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue and with overglaze polychrome enamels added at a later date; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Tianqi nian zhi" within a double circle on the base
17th centuryChineseTerracotta
Enameled blue-and-white ware, "wucai" type: porcelain with decoraiton painted in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze polychrome enamels; with underglaze cobalt-blue mark reading "Da Ming Longqing nian zao" within a double circle on the base
16th centuryChineseHard-paste porcelain
18th-19th centuryGermanBronze
5th century BCEEtruscanGray earthenware
3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryBritish
Bottle of beer, printed label, stamped
20th centuryGermanGray earthenware with cold-painted pigment
3rd-1st century BCEChinese