early Western Zhou period, mid 11th-early 10th century BCE
H. 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Hard-paste porcelain decorated with polychrome enamels and gold
18th centuryGermanStoneware with localized splashes of natural ash glaze over impressed decoration
4th-1st century BCEChineseTerracotta
11th-8th century BCECypriotHard-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration.
20th centuryGermanSatsuma ware; white earthenware with designs in overglaze polychrome enamels and with relief and three-dimensional applique decoration and applied stones
19th centuryJapaneseSilver, fruitwood, ivory
18th centuryBritishTerracotta, cream-colored clay decorated in black shading to brown
8th century BCEGreekNumbered Jun ware: light gray stoneware with variegated magenta and blue glaze; with Chinese numeral 10 (shi) inscribed on base before firing
15th centuryChineseFritware painted with luster (copper and silver) over white lead alkali glaze opacified with tin
13th centuryBlack earthenware
5th-3rd millennium BCEChineseCast bronze with green russet patina; with an inscription on the interior
10th-9th century BCEChineseSilver plate
British