12th-13th century
H. 10 x Diam. 7.8 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/16 in.)
Ralph C. Marcove, M.D., New York purchased from Sotheby's, New York (1991).
Earthenware with bichrome slip-painted decoration
3rd millennium BCEChineseEarthenware with green lead glaze
1st century BCE-1st century CEChineseTerracotta
Terracotta, white ground
6th century BCEGreekFritware painted with blue (cobalt), turquoise (copper), and black (chromium) under clear alkali glaze
14th centuryNorthern black ware of Cizhou type: light gray stoneware with dark brown glaze and with markings in overglaze iron-brown slip, the rim dressed with white slip under clear glaze, the base and unglazed lower portion with a brush-written inscription reading "Wei Han Han / Wei / Wei"
12th-13th centuryChineseCeramic
17th centuryMesopotamianBlue-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 centuryChineseLight gray stoneware with decoration cold-painted in brown and yellow pigments over white gesso ground
3rd-1st century BCEChineseSilver, parcel-gilt, champlevé enamels, opal, moonstones, turquoise, emeralds, and peridots
20th centuryAmericanPewter
17th centuryGerman